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January - 1 
A suspected United States missile strike on January 1 killed at least five Taliban militants in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. A local security official told AFP a US drone had fired three missiles in the Karikot area of Wana in the agency - the same spot where eight suspected milita
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A suspected United States missile strike on January 1 killed at least five Taliban militants in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. A local security official told AFP a US drone had fired three missiles in the Karikot area of Wana in the agency - the same spot where eight suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike 10 days ago. One of the missiles struck a vehicle, killing all five passengers, another security official said, adding those killed were known Taliban militants. The other two missiles hit a hilltop house that was a known Taliban hideout, but was empty at the time of the strike, the officials said. One militant was injured in the strike, they added. AP reported that at least three of those killed in the attack on the vehicle were from a Central Asian country.
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January - 1 
Four civilians were killed in Bajaur Agency on January 1 when Taliban militants fired rockets at local Government offices, Daily Times reported. At least four rockets landed near a court and the Government complex in Khar, the main town in Bajaur, local administration chief Israr Khan told AFP. “The
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Four civilians were killed in Bajaur Agency on January 1 when Taliban militants fired rockets at local Government offices, Daily Times reported. At least four rockets landed near a court and the Government complex in Khar, the main town in Bajaur, local administration chief Israr Khan told AFP. “The attack left four civilians dead and 16 injured,” Khan added. APP reported officials as saying that at least six rockets were fired on Civil Colony, where Government offices and residential quarters for officials are located. One of the rockets, the officials said, hit the office of FATA Rural Development Programme. Further, Security Forces reportedly continued targeting Taliban hideouts in various parts of Bajaur.
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January - 2 
Four militants were killed and three others injured when a CIA-operated spy plane fired two Hellfire missiles at a Government-run girls’ school in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on January 2, the second attack in as many days. Tribal sources told The News that two pilotless
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Four militants were killed and three others injured when a CIA-operated spy plane fired two Hellfire missiles at a Government-run girls’ school in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on January 2, the second attack in as many days. Tribal sources told The News that two pilotless spy planes were seen hovering over the Mehsud-inhabited areas before the air strikes on the school and a nearby-parked car. The drone reportedly fired two Hellfire missiles, one of them hitting the building of the Government Girls’ Primary School, Maidan Naray, and the other destroying the car owned by the militants. According to sources, four militants reportedly belonging to the Punjab, died and three others sustained injuries in the attack. They said dozens of militants later arrived and retrieved the bodies of their slain colleagues and injured from the rubble of the school building. Sources said the school building was owned by a local tribesman, Maqbool Mehsud Shamankhel, but was occupied by the militants who were using it as their base camp. Tribal sources said dozens of Government and private schools had been going without teachers and students in the Mehsud-inhabited areas and were now being used as training camps by the militants or for other purposes by the owners.
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January - 7 
Three Taliban militants were killed and six others sustained injuries as jet fighters targeted their hideouts in various areas of Bajaur Agency on January 7, Daily Times reported. Six trenches and some underground bunkers built by the Taliban had also been destroyed in the operation. Fighter jets ta
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Three Taliban militants were killed and six others sustained injuries as jet fighters targeted their hideouts in various areas of Bajaur Agency on January 7, Daily Times reported. Six trenches and some underground bunkers built by the Taliban had also been destroyed in the operation. Fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in Dama Dola and Khaza Pahar areas in Mamoond, Salarzai and Chargo Kandaw sub-divisions of Bajaur.
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January - 11 
At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded in Mohmand Agency on January 11 as paramilitary troops repulsed a pre-dawn attack by about 600 militants coming from the Afghan border, Daily Times reported. The attackers – mostly foreigners, and supported by local
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At least 40 Taliban militants were killed and an unspecified number of them wounded in Mohmand Agency on January 11 as paramilitary troops repulsed a pre-dawn attack by about 600 militants coming from the Afghan border, Daily Times reported. The attackers – mostly foreigners, and supported by local Taliban – attacked Frontier Corps (FC) positions in Mamad Gatt at about 2am (PST). “Frontier Corps troops repulsed a massive attack by militants on one of its locations in the area,” the military said in a statement, adding that “severe fighting continued through the night”. Six soldiers were also killed and seven sustained injuries in the fighting. The Taliban fired mortars and rockets at an FC camp and subsequently used small arms to fire on a nearby checkpoint, an unnamed military official told AP. The attackers were eventually driven off, but scattered skirmishes continued, he said. Most of the attackers fled under heavy military fire, a security official told the AFP. Some of the Taliban militants surrendered, a military spokesman claimed later, without giving a specific figure. According to sources, militants from Waziristan also took part in the attack, Dawn reported. Officials said it was one of the biggest militant attacks since the Security Forces launched an operation in the region. Sources also said that five soldiers were missing, but an official in Peshawar, the NWFP capital, denied the report. The building of a school near the targeted FC location was also reportedly damaged.
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January - 16 
Two militants and a soldier were killed and another sustained injuries in a clash in the Sandokhel area of Mohmand Agency on January 16, The News reported. Sources said SFs, backed by artillery and tanks, continued demolishing houses of militants in the Habibzai area of Safi sub-division for the sec
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Two militants and a soldier were killed and another sustained injuries in a clash in the Sandokhel area of Mohmand Agency on January 16, The News reported. Sources said SFs, backed by artillery and tanks, continued demolishing houses of militants in the Habibzai area of Safi sub-division for the second consecutive day. However, the militants opened fire on the troops in Sandokhel, which triggered a clash, leaving two militants and a soldier dead.
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January - 17 
At least 15 Taliban militants and a soldier were killed when clashes broke out between the Taliban and Security Forces (SFs) in Mohmand Agency, a security official said on January 18, Daily Times reported. The clashes, which broke out late on January 17, occurred as the SFs cleared a road linking Ba
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At least 15 Taliban militants and a soldier were killed when clashes broke out between the Taliban and Security Forces (SFs) in Mohmand Agency, a security official said on January 18, Daily Times reported. The clashes, which broke out late on January 17, occurred as the SFs cleared a road linking Bajaur Agency with Peshawar, the unnamed official said. “Fifteen militants were killed in a successful raid by security forces on their stronghold in Darwazgai area of Mohmand Agency… One security force personnel embraced martyrdom in the encounter,” he stated.
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January - 20 
Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency on January 20 shot dead six more people on charges of spying for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan, The News reported. Tribal sources in agency headquarters Miranshah said that two of the six slain spies were Afghan nationals. One of them, whose
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Taliban militants in the North Waziristan Agency on January 20 shot dead six more people on charges of spying for the US forces stationed in Afghanistan, The News reported. Tribal sources in agency headquarters Miranshah said that two of the six slain spies were Afghan nationals. One of them, whose bullet-riddled body was dumped near the Miranshah Bazaar, was identified as Guldar Ali, hailing from Afghanistan’s Khost province. Similarly, four more bodies were recovered from the Tehsil Road near Mirali. They were identified as Shah Madeen Khattak, a barber hailing from Karak district, 65-year-old electrician Shahi Haider Khan, teenager Nisar Ali and an Afghan citizen, whose name could not be ascertained. A handwritten letter placed near the bodies blamed all the four persons for spying for the US forces on the Mujahideen. With the recent killings, the number of alleged spies killed by the Taliban rose to 24 since last month.
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January - 20 
Troops backed by warplanes and helicopter gunships killed at least 38 Taliban militants in an ongoing military operation in the Mohmand Agency on January 20 - raising the Taliban death toll to 60 over 24 hours, Daily Times reported. A statement said the Frontier Corps (FC) had advanced and secured D
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Troops backed by warplanes and helicopter gunships killed at least 38 Taliban militants in an ongoing military operation in the Mohmand Agency on January 20 - raising the Taliban death toll to 60 over 24 hours, Daily Times reported. A statement said the Frontier Corps (FC) had advanced and secured Darwazgai-Lakaro-Mamad Ghat Road in the operation and “militant strongholds of Habibzai and Mulakhel were destroyed.” It also said that ‘leading commanders’, Umar Khitab, Qari Mumtaz, Haroon Rashid, Bilal, Yaqub, Yar Syed, Yousuf and Hamza, were among the dead. Troops have also “engaged Taliban strongholds of Krair and Chingai”, it added. The Security Forces reportedly launched the crackdown in Mohmand Agency as early as the weekend, but a paramilitary official told AFP that ‘hardcore militants’ were killed in the last 24 hours. The agency quoted another unnamed official as saying that the Taliban suffered losses in attacks by “war planes, helicopter gunships and use of artillery and shelling by tanks.” “We [also] have confirmation that commander Anwar Sayed and commander Shakirullah were killed in the operation today,” he said, adding that troops demolished or torched at least 27 houses belonging to tribesmen who offered shelter to the Taliban. A paramilitary official told Dawn that the FC and Mohmand Rifles, backed by warplanes, helicopter gunships, tanks and artillery, targeted suspected hideouts of militants in five villages of Lakaro and Pandyali sub-divisions, said to be stronghold of the Taliban’s Mohmand chapter. Three civilians, including the owner of a restaurant and his two sons, were killed in Danish Kol, residents said. 12 civilians were reportedly injured in the air strike and mortar attacks. According to a press release issued by the Frontier Corps headquarters in Peshawar late on January 20-night, 60 militants, including several key local commanders, were killed in the operation since the previous night. It said 22 militants had been killed on January 19 and 38 on January 20.
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January - 21 
Several militants, including top commanders of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mohmand chapter, were killed on January 21, as the military intensified its operation against the militants in Mohmand Agency, The News reported. Sources said Security Forces (SFs) targeted the hideouts of the
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Several militants, including top commanders of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mohmand chapter, were killed on January 21, as the military intensified its operation against the militants in Mohmand Agency, The News reported. Sources said Security Forces (SFs) targeted the hideouts of the militants in the Lakaro and Pindyali sub-divisions and elsewhere in the tribal agency with gunship helicopters, killing several militants and destroying their hideouts. Sources said the house of Omar Khalid, the TTP Mohmand Agency chief, was also destroyed in the aerial raids. More than 15 militants, including some important commanders, are reported to have died in the attack, while approximately 40 shops in the Qayyumabad and Askarabad bazaars on the Peshawar-Bajaur Road and 33 houses were also destroyed. Sources added that the SFs occupied the militant hideout after killing six militants in Ghaziabad area. Severe fighting and shelling was also reported from the Kamardin, Amarai Kor, Karair, Chingai, Palosai and Habibzai areas. Unconfirmed reports said Omar Khalid and a number of his fighters were staying in a hideout on the hilltop near Haji Sahib Tarangzai shrine when SFs attacked the place with heavy weapons in the evening. A fierce encounter took place between the troops and militants in which Omar Khalid and TTP Halimzai sub-division chief Wajihullah were reportedly killed and several others, including the TTP deputy chief in Mohmand, Qari Shakeel, injured. However, neither SFs nor the Taliban confirmed the killing of Khalid.
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January - 22 
According to Dawn, gunship helicopters attacked several suspected Taliban positions on January 22, killing seven persons, including four women and two children, in the Mohmand Agency. According to local people, a bomb hit the house of tribesman Zain Khan in Shekhan area, killing two women. Two more
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According to Dawn, gunship helicopters attacked several suspected Taliban positions on January 22, killing seven persons, including four women and two children, in the Mohmand Agency. According to local people, a bomb hit the house of tribesman Zain Khan in Shekhan area, killing two women. Two more houses were hit in Ghunget Choher village of Lakaro sub-division, killing two women, two children and a man.
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January - 23 
20 people, majority of them local tribesmen, were killed and several others were wounded in two different missile strikes by US drones in North and South Waziristan agencies on January 23-evening, The News reported. In the first incident, 10 persons were killed and several others injured when a U
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20 people, majority of them local tribesmen, were killed and several others were wounded in two different missile strikes by US drones in North and South Waziristan agencies on January 23-evening, The News reported. In the first incident, 10 persons were killed and several others injured when a US drone fired three Hellfire missiles on a Hujra (male guest house) of Khalil Dawar in Zyaraki village of North Waziristan. According to sources, two spy planes were seen flying over Mirali town during the strike. The guest house adjacent to Khalil’s house in Zyaraki, five kilometers west of Mirali, was razed to the ground in the attack. Sources close to the militants told The News the drone fired missiles after some guests, probably foreign militants, entered the Hujra of Khalil Dawar. They said besides Khalil, his two sons, brother Mansoor, a nephew and six other people were killed in the attack. However, a senior Government official in Miranshah said six among the dead were hardcore militants, including four Arabs and a Punjabi Taliban militant. It was the first missile attack by US spy planes in North Waziristan in 2009.
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January - 23 
In the second incident, 10 more persons were killed in the adjoining South Waziristan Agency when a US drone fired two Hellfire missiles on the house of a local tribesman, Dil Faraz Gangikhel Wazir, in Gangikhel village, near Wana. Official and tribal sources said all those killed were local tribesm
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In the second incident, 10 more persons were killed in the adjoining South Waziristan Agency when a US drone fired two Hellfire missiles on the house of a local tribesman, Dil Faraz Gangikhel Wazir, in Gangikhel village, near Wana. Official and tribal sources said all those killed were local tribesmen. They said Dil Faraz, his three sons, two nephews and some guests were killed in the attack. A Wana-based official of the political administration said the drone had probably missed the target and killed only innocent people. He said four children also lost their lives in the attack. It was the third attack by the US drones in South Waziristan in January 2009 and the first after Barack Obama became the US President.
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February - 4 
Eight local Taliban militants were killed in a clash between two rival factions in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on February 4, Daily Times reported. Sources in the political administration said the militants were killed in fighting between Taliban commanders Gul Bahadar and Tariq’s factions in Shan Kh
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Eight local Taliban militants were killed in a clash between two rival factions in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on February 4, Daily Times reported. Sources in the political administration said the militants were killed in fighting between Taliban commanders Gul Bahadar and Tariq’s factions in Shan Khel area. They said that all of the casualties were from Bahadar’s faction. The sources also claimed that a power struggle between Taliban factions was underway in Orakzai.
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February - 6 
Army helicopter gunships killed 52 Taliban militants when they targeted hideouts in the Chapri and Feroz Khel areas along the border of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies on February 6, Daily Times reported. “Fifty-two militants were killed and a huge ammunition depot and eight vehicles were destroyed in a
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Army helicopter gunships killed 52 Taliban militants when they targeted hideouts in the Chapri and Feroz Khel areas along the border of Orakzai and Khyber Agencies on February 6, Daily Times reported. “Fifty-two militants were killed and a huge ammunition depot and eight vehicles were destroyed in an attack by army helicopters,” Khyber Agency Political Agent Tariq Hayat told Reuters.
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February - 7 
Eight Taliban militants were killed as shelling by helicopter gun ships continued in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 7, officials said, Daily Times reported. The troops were targeting Taliban hideouts in the Dama Dola, Mataro Sha, Umrai and Shinkot areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue division). R
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Eight Taliban militants were killed as shelling by helicopter gun ships continued in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 7, officials said, Daily Times reported. The troops were targeting Taliban hideouts in the Dama Dola, Mataro Sha, Umrai and Shinkot areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue division). Residents said the troops advanced from the agency headquarters in Khar and gained control of Siddiqabad, Rehmanabad and Anayat Qalay. They said the Taliban posed no resistance during the army deployment.
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February - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 22 Taliban militants during a military operation in the Bajaur Agency on February 8, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in the Inayat Qilay area of Khar sub-division on a tip-off, killing the 22 men. Four men were kille
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 22 Taliban militants during a military operation in the Bajaur Agency on February 8, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in the Inayat Qilay area of Khar sub-division on a tip-off, killing the 22 men. Four men were killed as the SFs targeted suspected hideouts using artillery and mortar shells, locals said, adding a security guard of a girls’ primary school was also
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February - 9 
At least 10 people were killed while an unspecified number of them were wounded during clashes between two rival religious groups in the Terra valley of Khyber Agency on February 9, Dawn reported. The groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, were reportedly using mortar guns, small missiles, rock
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At least 10 people were killed while an unspecified number of them were wounded during clashes between two rival religious groups in the Terra valley of Khyber Agency on February 9, Dawn reported. The groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, were reportedly using mortar guns, small missiles, rockets and other arms in the clashes.
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February - 9 February - 10
Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, on February 10 killed 11 Taliban militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. The operation was launched on February 9 in the Inayat Qillay town, a suspected stronghold of the Taliban and al Q
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Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, on February 10 killed 11 Taliban militants and destroyed many of their hideouts in the Bajaur Agency of FATA, Daily Times reported. The operation was launched on February 9 in the Inayat Qillay town, a suspected stronghold of the Taliban and al Qaeda-linked terrorists, after a rocket attack by the militants, military official Mustaqim Shah told AFP. The rocket attack destroyed a shop but caused no casualties, he said. “Troops backed by helicopters retaliated with artillery and mortar fire, and destroyed several suspected locations today [February 10]. At least seven militants were killed,” the official said. In addition, four militants were killed in an encounter with the SFs in Inayat Qilay town.
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February - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) continued targeting suspected hideouts of the Taliban, killing six suspected militants and injuring several others, including women, in different parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 9, The News reported. Military gunship helicopters targeted suspected hideouts in the Inayat
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Security Forces (SFs) continued targeting suspected hideouts of the Taliban, killing six suspected militants and injuring several others, including women, in different parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 9, The News reported. Military gunship helicopters targeted suspected hideouts in the Inayat Killay, Bade Samo, Bhai Cheena and Omari villages of the Khar sub-division. An official said six militants were killed in the shelling and several others sustained injuries.
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February - 11 
Five suspected militants and a soldier were killed and several persons sustained injuries in clashes and bombing by the Pakistan Air Force fighter planes in Bajaur Agency on February 11, The News reported. Military sources said warplanes targeted positions of militants in Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena
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Five suspected militants and a soldier were killed and several persons sustained injuries in clashes and bombing by the Pakistan Air Force fighter planes in Bajaur Agency on February 11, The News reported. Military sources said warplanes targeted positions of militants in Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena and Mamond subdivision, a stronghold of the militants led by Tehrik-i-Taliban deputy chief Maulvi Faqir Muhammad. Sources said the troops had also cleared major parts of Inayat Killay and Bhai Cheena towns of militants. Independent sources reported fierce fighting between the militants and Security Forces around Inayat Killay in which officials said five militants and a soldier were killed. Militant positions in the Mamond sub-division were also targeted with artillery and mortar guns from the agency’s regional headquarters, Khar. Suspected militants reportedly fired rockets at Khar sub-division, where a mortar fell in a residential area, killing a woman and a child.
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February - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) on February 12 claimed to have killed four militants during a clash following an attack on a check-post in the Shandai Mor area of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Military sources said the militants attacked the check-post with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons. Th
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The Security Forces (SFs) on February 12 claimed to have killed four militants during a clash following an attack on a check-post in the Shandai Mor area of Bajaur Agency, The News reported. Military sources said the militants attacked the check-post with rocket launchers and other heavy weapons. The SFs deployed at the check-post repulsed the attack and the ensuing clashes between Taliban militants and troops left four militants dead.
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February - 14 
Two missiles fired by the suspected US drones killed 28 Taliban militants, including foreign nationals, at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 14, official sources and local residents said, reports Daily Times. “We lost 28 mujahideen in the missile attack,
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Two missiles fired by the suspected US drones killed 28 Taliban militants, including foreign nationals, at South Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 14, official sources and local residents said, reports Daily Times. “We lost 28 mujahideen in the missile attack,” Taliban sources in Ladah said. “The drone fired two missiles and several ‘guests’ are among the dead,” they added. According to AFP, the term ‘guest’ is usually used to refer to foreign al Qaeda operatives. Two Arab nationals, some local Taliban militants and a number of Uzbek nationals were reportedly killed in the strike.
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February - 16 
At least 30 suspected militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in a missile strike on a refugee camp in the Kurram Agency on February 16. According to Daily Times, the three missiles believed to have been fired from a US unmanned aircraft destroyed a house used by a local Taliban co
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At least 30 suspected militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in a missile strike on a refugee camp in the Kurram Agency on February 16. According to Daily Times, the three missiles believed to have been fired from a US unmanned aircraft destroyed a house used by a local Taliban commander. It was the first known drone strike in Kurram, AP reported. An unnamed intelligence official said field informants reported that Taliban showed up at the village bazaar and ordered 30 caskets. However, political authorities have only confirmed 18 deaths from four missiles fired by two unmanned aircraft, while the local Taliban have claimed a death toll of 12. “Afghan Taliban were holding an important meeting there when the missiles were fired,” an intelligence official in the area told Reuters. After the attack, the Taliban surrounded the area and were not allowing anyone near, witnesses said. “They have taken nine bodies to Afghanistan while the rest of them are being buried here,” one intelligence official said. According to local sources, former Afghan premier Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hizb-e-Islami was running the refugee camp. Kurram’s top administrator, Arshad Majeed Mohmand, confirmed the strike and said according to his information three missiles were fired, but he had no details about the casualties, Reuters added. Surkh Pul, the locality of the drone attack, was once reserved for Afghan refugees and a school was built for their children, The News reported. After the forced repatriation of the Afghan refugees from the area, the militants reportedly started arriving there and rebuild some of the damaged houses. Sources said the US planes targeted the school and the adjacent house, where around three dozen militants were residing. Taliban commanders said majority of the slain militants belonged to Afghanistan’s Khost province and they were secretly laid to rest at Ahmadi Shama graveyard near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Lower Kurram.
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February - 16 
Eight persons, including six Taliban militants, were killed and four injured during an operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency on February 16, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs bombed the Taliban hideouts with jet fig
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Eight persons, including six Taliban militants, were killed and four injured during an operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mamond sub-division of Bajaur Agency on February 16, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs bombed the Taliban hideouts with jet fighters and destroyed several hideouts during the operation.
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February - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) are reported to have killed five militants and injured several others during shelling by jetfighters in various parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 16. Five suspected militants were killed and several others injured when jetfighters of the Pakistan Air Force targeted hideout
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Security Forces (SFs) are reported to have killed five militants and injured several others during shelling by jetfighters in various parts of the Bajaur Agency on February 16. Five suspected militants were killed and several others injured when jetfighters of the Pakistan Air Force targeted hideouts in the Khar and Mamond sub-divisions, The News reported. Several underground bunkers of the militants were also destroyed in the attack. SFs and militants continued to exchange fire in various parts of Khar, including in Inayat Kellay, Rehmanabad, Shinkot and Byecheena. However, there were no reports about any causality. Curfew remained imposed in different parts of Bajaur Agency for the twelfth consecutive day.
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February - 17 
Security Forces on February 17 killed six Taliban militants during their ongoing operation to target suspected hideouts in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. “Six militants were killed and scores injured during shelling by gunship helicopters in Inayat Qilay, Bhaicheena and Umerey areas in Mamoond
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Security Forces on February 17 killed six Taliban militants during their ongoing operation to target suspected hideouts in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. “Six militants were killed and scores injured during shelling by gunship helicopters in Inayat Qilay, Bhaicheena and Umerey areas in Mamoond tehsil,” an unnamed official said.
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February - 17 
The Taliban fired several rockets on the agency headquarters Khar, killing one woman and injuring four other people. According to AFP, three more civilians, in addition to the woman, were also killed after Taliban rockets hit houses, paramilitary barracks and a school. A security official and an int
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The Taliban fired several rockets on the agency headquarters Khar, killing one woman and injuring four other people. According to AFP, three more civilians, in addition to the woman, were also killed after Taliban rockets hit houses, paramilitary barracks and a school. A security official and an intelligence official confirmed the death tolls, it added.
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February - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) on February 18 claimed killing nine Taliban militants by bombing their suspected hideouts in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Another militant was killed and three more injured in a separate clash with the SFs in the Shandai area of Khar, officia
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Security Forces (SFs) on February 18 claimed killing nine Taliban militants by bombing their suspected hideouts in the Mamoond sub-division of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. Another militant was killed and three more injured in a separate clash with the SFs in the Shandai area of Khar, official sources said.
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February - 19 
14 militants were killed and several others injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on February 19, The News reported. Official sources said that SFs targeted hideouts of militants in the Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena and Shinko
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14 militants were killed and several others injured when Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on February 19, The News reported. Official sources said that SFs targeted hideouts of militants in the Inayat Killay, Bhai Cheena and Shinkot areas of Khar sub-division with gunship helicopters and artillery.
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February - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) on February 20 fired mortar shells at suspected hideouts of the Taliban in various areas of the Mamoond and Khar sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. They said the firing had killed four Taliban militants, including a commander, and injured several others. Th
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Security Forces (SFs) on February 20 fired mortar shells at suspected hideouts of the Taliban in various areas of the Mamoond and Khar sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. They said the firing had killed four Taliban militants, including a commander, and injured several others. They said SFs had gained control of Inayat Kalay and Bhai Cheena in Khar and were advancing.
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February - 21 
Eight suspected Taliban militants were killed in firing by helicopter gun ships and artillery shelling by the Security Forces in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 21, officials claimed, according to Daily Times. The troops targeted Taliban positions in various areas of the agency and more casual
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Eight suspected Taliban militants were killed in firing by helicopter gun ships and artillery shelling by the Security Forces in the Bajaur Agency of FATA on February 21, officials claimed, according to Daily Times. The troops targeted Taliban positions in various areas of the agency and more casualties are feared, they said, adding forces has advanced in Inayat Killay.
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February - 22 
Four militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in the ongoing military operation in different areas of Khar and Mamond sub-divisions of the Bajaur Agency on February 22, The News reported. Sources said Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the Inayat Kellay
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Four militants were killed and three others sustained injuries in the ongoing military operation in different areas of Khar and Mamond sub-divisions of the Bajaur Agency on February 22, The News reported. Sources said Security Forces (SFs) shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the Inayat Kellay, Bad-e-Samor, Bhai Cheena and Shinkot areas of Khar sub-division and some areas of Mamond subdivision with gunship helicopters, artillery and mortar guns. At least four militants were killed and three others injured in the latest military action, the sources said.
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February - 23 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh on February 23 escaped unhurt as the headquarters of his banned outfit came under attack from Army helicopters in the Spin Qabar area in Bara subdivision of the Khyber Agency, The News reported. Sources said eight persons, including two children, were injur
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) chief Mangal Bagh on February 23 escaped unhurt as the headquarters of his banned outfit came under attack from Army helicopters in the Spin Qabar area in Bara subdivision of the Khyber Agency, The News reported. Sources said eight persons, including two children, were injured in the attack. The LI, however, said three persons were killed and 13 more wounded. Its spokesman Misri Gul admitted at least one of the three dead was an LI activist, while the other two were civilians. However, the paramilitary officials claimed killing 10 militants and injuring 15 others in the strike. “Security forces have destroyed the main communication centre in the Khyber Agency, used by criminal elements,” said a statement issued from the Frontier Corps headquarters. The statement said they had received confirmed intelligence reports that the militants present in the compound under attack were planning to target some areas in main cities. Locals said Mangal Bagh and his Shura (executive council) members were present inside the compound when it was aerially targeted.
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March - 1 
Two missiles, fired by a US spy plane, killed 12 people and injured three others in the South Waziristan Agency on March 1, The News reported. Sources said two missiles were fired by a drone at around 4:00 pm (PST) that hit a house in Ganra Haibatkhel village of Sararogha sub-division, a stronghold
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Two missiles, fired by a US spy plane, killed 12 people and injured three others in the South Waziristan Agency on March 1, The News reported. Sources said two missiles were fired by a drone at around 4:00 pm (PST) that hit a house in Ganra Haibatkhel village of Sararogha sub-division, a stronghold of Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. The house was destroyed in the attack, leaving 12 people dead and three injured. Tribal sources said dozens of militants arrived there and later took control of the area besides surrounding the targeted house. Locals said all those killed and injured were native tribesmen. However, the sources claimed that foreign citizens were also among the dead. The compound had underground bunkers and was in the area controlled by Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud’s tribe, an unnamed official said, Daily Times reported. “It was a Taliban sanctuary,” he said. Citing field informants, other intelligence officials told the Associated Press the compound was a training facility. At least four of the dead were foreigners, they said. This was the fourth missile strike by unmanned US aircraft since President Barack Obama came to power.
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March - 7 
At least five persons were killed and eight others injured when a shop in the remote Tirah area of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was bombed on March 7, reports Daily Times. The sources said that five cadres of the banned Ansarul Islam (AI) outfit were killed. An AI
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At least five persons were killed and eight others injured when a shop in the remote Tirah area of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) was bombed on March 7, reports Daily Times. The sources said that five cadres of the banned Ansarul Islam (AI) outfit were killed. An AI spokesman blamed rival militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam, for the bomb blast.
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March - 7 
Sources said that around 15 militants were killed and three were arrested during clashes that erupted on March 7 when Taliban surrounded the house of pro-government tribal elder Malik Noorzada in a bid to kidnap him. Locals said the attack was an apparent reaction to a visit by the Mohmand Agency’s
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Sources said that around 15 militants were killed and three were arrested during clashes that erupted on March 7 when Taliban surrounded the house of pro-government tribal elder Malik Noorzada in a bid to kidnap him. Locals said the attack was an apparent reaction to a visit by the Mohmand Agency’s Political Agent and the Mohmand Rifles Commandant to Noorzada’s house on March 2. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mohmand Agency chief Umer Khalid confirmed the attack on SFs and said that several soldiers were still in the custody of Taliban and put forward three conditions for talks with the troops - exchange of prisoners, end of military check-posts in the agency and compensation for the demolished houses of the Taliban leaders and the tribesmen who supported them.
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March - 7 March - 8
At least 15 Taliban militants and 14 soldiers were killed during clashes between Taliban and Security Forces (SFs) at Aisha Corona and Banglo areas of the Mohmand Agency, Daily Times reported. Bodies of seven SF personnel were recovered from Aisha Corona early on March 8. The Taliban had reportedly
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At least 15 Taliban militants and 14 soldiers were killed during clashes between Taliban and Security Forces (SFs) at Aisha Corona and Banglo areas of the Mohmand Agency, Daily Times reported. Bodies of seven SF personnel were recovered from Aisha Corona early on March 8. The Taliban had reportedly killed several soldiers after ambushing their convoy in the Banglo area late on March 7, and abducted others. Bodies of some of the abducted troops were recovered from Aisha Corona. The sources said other soldiers were still in Taliban’s custody. Taliban also abducted the Yakaghond Tehsildar (revenue administrative officer) Arshad Ali.
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March - 9 
Taliban militants shot dead three men, including two brothers, in South Waziristan after filming them confessing to spying for the United States, officials said on March 9, Daily Times reported. “This is the first time in South Waziristan that Taliban have made confession videos. Earlier, they just
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Taliban militants shot dead three men, including two brothers, in South Waziristan after filming them confessing to spying for the United States, officials said on March 9, Daily Times reported. “This is the first time in South Waziristan that Taliban have made confession videos. Earlier, they just used to put notes on the bodies of alleged spies,” Allahbagh Khan, a local administration official, told AFP. The bullet-ridden body of local tribesman Tahir Khan was found dumped in a bazaar in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan. “Khan, who was kidnapped 10 days ago, had multiple bullet wounds on his body,” a security official told AFP. A DVD found with the body showed Khan confessing to spying and passing on information that led to a series of US missile attacks in the region. A note found on the body said: “All those spying for the US will suffer the same fate,” according to the official. Two more bodies of alleged US spies were found an hour later with similar notes and DVDs. One was a brother of Khan and the third man was identified as Shabbir Khan, residents and officials said.
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March - 12 
A suspected US missile strike destroyed a Taliban training camp in Kurram Agency, killing at least 15 Taliban and al Qaeda terrorists, as well as injuring another 50, security officials said on March 12, Daily Times reported. "Fifteen militants were killed and 50 wounded," a senior security official
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A suspected US missile strike destroyed a Taliban training camp in Kurram Agency, killing at least 15 Taliban and al Qaeda terrorists, as well as injuring another 50, security officials said on March 12, Daily Times reported. "Fifteen militants were killed and 50 wounded," a senior security official told AFP. No high-value targets were believed to have died, the unnamed official added. Another security official said most of the dead were Afghan Taliban militants. "The training centre was run by local Taliban commander Fazal Saeed and training was underway at the time of the strike," the official added. The Taliban sealed off the area and retrieved bodies from the rubble of the building after the strike late on March 12.
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March - 19 
The Security Forces (SFs) in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency on March 19 clashed with the Taliban militants after they attacked an army camp using short-range missiles and mortars, Daily Times reported. 15 people were reportedly killed in the missile attack. The assailants targeted the mili
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The Security Forces (SFs) in Landikotal sub-division of Khyber Agency on March 19 clashed with the Taliban militants after they attacked an army camp using short-range missiles and mortars, Daily Times reported. 15 people were reportedly killed in the missile attack. The assailants targeted the military facility near the Landikotal bazaar from their hideouts in the mountains. One of the rockets missed the target and hit a warehouse close to the bazaar, killing 15 men who used to work at the warehouse and had also been using it as a makeshift residence. Following the attack, the SFs retaliated hitting the militants’ positions in the nearby mountains. A source said a madrassa (Seminary) adjacent to the army camp was also hit in the missile attack.
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March - 25 
Seven militants, believed to be Arab nationals, were killed and three others injured when two vehicles they were traveling in, came under attack from the US drones near Makeen area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on March 25-afternoon. Sources close to the militants in the area told The News by tel
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Seven militants, believed to be Arab nationals, were killed and three others injured when two vehicles they were traveling in, came under attack from the US drones near Makeen area of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on March 25-afternoon. Sources close to the militants in the area told The News by telephone that the two vehicles had just left the Makeen bazaar to drop the men at their homes in Malik Shahi village of the SWA when they came under attack from the CIA-operated drone. Makeen town is on the border with Razmak sub-division of the North Waziristan Agency. The area is in control of tribal militants affiliated with Baitullah Mehsud, chief of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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March - 27 
76 persons, including 16 Security Force personnel, were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque at Peshawar-Torkham Highway in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA during the Friday congregation on March 27, The News reported. The huge explosion reduced the single-sto
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76 persons, including 16 Security Force personnel, were killed and over 100 injured in a suicide attack on a mosque at Peshawar-Torkham Highway in the Jamrud sub-division of Khyber Agency in FATA during the Friday congregation on March 27, The News reported. The huge explosion reduced the single-storey roadside mosque to rubble. Witnesses said they heard a huge explosion just as the Imam (prayer leader) concluded his Friday sermon and the people stood up for the Friday prayer. The dead included the prayer leader, his brother, four personnel of the Frontier Corps and 12 Khassadars (tribal police). The others were tribesmen belonging to the nearby villages, Pakistani and Afghan civilians traveling between Peshawar and Torkham, and drivers and conductors of trucks carrying goods to neighbouring Afghanistan. While the Khyber Agency Political Agent Tariq Hayat has confirmed that it was a suicide attack, the Associated Press reported that a Government official has accused the Taliban of carrying out the bombing in revenge for a recent offensive aimed in part at protecting the major supply route for NATO and US troops in Afghanistan that passes in front of the mosque.
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March - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) backed by helicopter gun ships killed 26 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas on March 28, official said, according to Daily Times. An official statement issued by the Frontier Corps, NWFP headquarters, said the SFs pounded Taliban hide
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Security Forces (SFs) backed by helicopter gun ships killed 26 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas on March 28, official said, according to Daily Times. An official statement issued by the Frontier Corps, NWFP headquarters, said the SFs pounded Taliban hideouts during a search operation in the Saapri area of Yakaghund tehsil (revenue division), killing 26 Taliban, adding that the forces had secured the area around Saapri. However, while talking to Daily Times, local sources said 18 Taliban militants were killed in the operation.
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April - 1 
Three minors and two women were among the 12 people who died in the first-ever US drone attack in Orakzai Agency of FATA on April 1. Sources told The News that an unmanned CIA-operated spy plane fired two Hellfire missiles on the two-storey house of a militant commander Maulvi Gul Nazeer alias Gul M
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Three minors and two women were among the 12 people who died in the first-ever US drone attack in Orakzai Agency of FATA on April 1. Sources told The News that an unmanned CIA-operated spy plane fired two Hellfire missiles on the two-storey house of a militant commander Maulvi Gul Nazeer alias Gul Mulla, in Khadeezai village, about 35 kilometers northwest of Ghiljo, Tehsil (revenue division) headquarters of the Orakzai Agency. They said the drone first fired one missile and fired another after an interval. The attack was the first of its kind in Orakzai Agency, the only tribal region out of the total seven regions of the FATA, which does not share its border with Afghanistan. Reports said the dead included four Arabs, one of them known as Kaka, reportedly a senior al Qaeda operative. The victims included two women and three children, including the wife of Gul Nazeer, his daughter-in-law, his two sons and a nephew. The children were identified as Abdullah, Abdul Latif and Mohammad Shoaib. Maulvi Gul Nazeer survived the attack.
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April - 1 
Three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a bomb in the Safi area of Mohmand Agency on April 1, Dawn reported. The soldiers were reportedly going to the Frontier Corps’ base in Momad Gutt from Ghalanai. After the incident, Security Forces bombed positions o
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Three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a bomb in the Safi area of Mohmand Agency on April 1, Dawn reported. The soldiers were reportedly going to the Frontier Corps’ base in Momad Gutt from Ghalanai. After the incident, Security Forces bombed positions of militants in Safi subdivision and the administration asked people living in Karier, Garhi, Palosi and Mullakhel to vacate their homes by April 2.
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April - 4 
A suspected US drone fired two missiles on an alleged Taliban hideout in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, killing 13 people, according to Daily Times. Unnamed security officials told news agencies that the dead and injured included local and foreign Taliban militants, but Daily Times
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A suspected US drone fired two missiles on an alleged Taliban hideout in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, killing 13 people, according to Daily Times. Unnamed security officials told news agencies that the dead and injured included local and foreign Taliban militants, but Daily Times could not ascertain the information. The officials said the family of the man who owned the attacked house was also killed. "The missile hit a house where some guests were staying," one intelligence agency official told Reuters. Officials use the word ‘guests’ for foreigners linked to al Qaeda and Taliban militants. A local tribal elder, Dilawar Khan, told Associated Press that the house was in the Data Khel village very close to the Afghan border. He did not know the identities of the people killed or whether there were Taliban militants staying there.
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April - 4 
Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, reports Daily Ti
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Seven civilians, including two schoolchildren, and a soldier were killed when a suicide attacker blew up his explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted near a security check post and an approaching military convoy at Miranshah in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on April 4, reports Daily Times. "Five private cars were also damaged in the suicide attack. Security forces opened fire in all directions, pre-empting a possible follow-up attack by the insurgents," said a doctor at the nearby state-run hospital. 12 schoolchildren and six soldiers were among 39 persons injured in the suicide attack.
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April - 5 
Troops backed by helicopter gunships and jets killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, officials said on April 5, Daily Times reported. The strikes launched on April 5 continued overnight. “At least 18 Taliban were killed and 20 others wounded in a full-fledged military op
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Troops backed by helicopter gunships and jets killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the Mohmand Agency of FATA, officials said on April 5, Daily Times reported. The strikes launched on April 5 continued overnight. “At least 18 Taliban were killed and 20 others wounded in a full-fledged military operation in Mohmand,” an unnamed security official told AFP. The militant death toll could not be confirmed independently as the area is sealed off under military operations. “We have also arrested two suspected militants and recovered five paramilitary soldiers who had been kidnapped by militants few days ago,” the official said. The official added that troops had taken a compound used by the Taliban as their centre, forcing them to flee the area, and had also occupied the key heights on the hills ringing Anbar village.
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April - 8 
Four suspected militants were killed and five others injured in a drone attack in the Gangikhel village of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on April 8, The News reported. The village is located 10 kilometers south of Wana, headquarters of the SWA, locals said. An unnamed senior official said the drone
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Four suspected militants were killed and five others injured in a drone attack in the Gangikhel village of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on April 8, The News reported. The village is located 10 kilometers south of Wana, headquarters of the SWA, locals said. An unnamed senior official said the drone fired two missiles at a vehicle parked by the Taliban in the village graveyard. The official also said the Taliban had fitted heavy weapons on the vehicle to target the CIA-operated spy plane which, he said, was seen hovering over Wana and the adjoining villages at an extremely low altitude. “They fired several shots at the drone, but failed to hit it. The aircraft fired two missiles, blowing both the vehicles and the militants into pieces,” said the official. He added a nearby house and a shop owned by a local tribesman were also partially damaged in the missile strike. Militant sources confirmed the killing of their four colleagues in the attack. They said three among the slain militants belonged to the Punjab and one was affiliated to a group of pro-government militant commander Maulvi Nazeer.
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April - 13 
Three Taliban militants from the Mullah Nazir group were reportedly killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan on April 13– marking the first intense clashes with the group since April 2007, according to Daily Times. The political administration said that Taliban attacked two
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Three Taliban militants from the Mullah Nazir group were reportedly killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in South Waziristan on April 13– marking the first intense clashes with the group since April 2007, according to Daily Times. The political administration said that Taliban attacked two security checkposts in different areas of Wana with rockets and other weapons – injuring one trooper deployed at the Dargai post. The SFs retaliated using mortars and artillery shells, killing three of the attackers.
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April - 18 
Four people were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Tirah Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on April 18. Sources in the area told Daily Times that the dead included Sadiq – a shura member of militant outfit Ansarul Islam (AI) – and an aide. The men
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Four people were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Tirah Shalobar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in FATA on April 18. Sources in the area told Daily Times that the dead included Sadiq – a shura member of militant outfit Ansarul Islam (AI) – and an aide. The men were on their way to Tirah Larbagh when the explosive device – planted on the side of the road – went off. The men were injured by the explosion and died later. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
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April - 19 
Fighter planes and gunship helicopters on April 19 targeted suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 16 militants, while 10 others, including a soldier and two teachers, sustained injuries. Sources told The News that the militants had occupied a rest house, a
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Fighter planes and gunship helicopters on April 19 targeted suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 16 militants, while 10 others, including a soldier and two teachers, sustained injuries. Sources told The News that the militants had occupied a rest house, a women’s community centre, the Government Primary School in Ghiljo sub-division and the Government High School in Dabori area. The militants had been using these places as their bases, which came under severe air attack by the Pakistan Air Force fighter planes and gunship helicopters. Suspected hideouts of militants in the Khadizai and Mamuzai areas of Ghiljo were also heavily bombed. Security Forces claimed that 16 militants were killed in the daylong shelling, while eight persons, including a soldier, two teachers and some civilians, sustained injuries.
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April - 19 
Eight persons were killed and two others sustained injuries when a suspected US spy plane fired missiles at two houses in the Ziyari Noor area near Rustam Adda in South Waziristan Agency on April 19, The News reported. Sources said the US drones continued hovering over the area for hours and one of
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Eight persons were killed and two others sustained injuries when a suspected US spy plane fired missiles at two houses in the Ziyari Noor area near Rustam Adda in South Waziristan Agency on April 19, The News reported. Sources said the US drones continued hovering over the area for hours and one of them fired missiles at the houses of Daim Khan Wazir and Wali Khan Wazir at 10:00 am, leaving eight civilians dead and two others injured. The houses were completely destroyed in the attack and three vehicles parked inside were also damaged.
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April - 20 
A two-day-old ceasefire in South Waziristan collapsed on April 20 as the Taliban attacked bases of Security Forces (SFs) hours after a drone attack targeted suspected Taliban hideouts, Daily Times reported. Three persons, including a woman and a child, were also killed in crossfire between the Talib
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A two-day-old ceasefire in South Waziristan collapsed on April 20 as the Taliban attacked bases of Security Forces (SFs) hours after a drone attack targeted suspected Taliban hideouts, Daily Times reported. Three persons, including a woman and a child, were also killed in crossfire between the Taliban and SFs, said locals. According to foreign news agencies, the Taliban attacked at least four security check-posts. The SFs also reportedly shelled and launched air strikes against Taliban positions in Wana, killing eight suspected Taliban militants, said officials.
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April - 23 
46 militants have been killed and 26 injured in the four-day military operation in the Orakzai Agency, tribal and official sources said on April 23, The News reported. The sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters targeted the militants’ hideouts in Balozai area of the Kalaya Tehsil (revenue
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46 militants have been killed and 26 injured in the four-day military operation in the Orakzai Agency, tribal and official sources said on April 23, The News reported. The sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters targeted the militants’ hideouts in Balozai area of the Kalaya Tehsil (revenue division) on April 23 at 2:00 pm, killing five militants and a civilian. A number of hideouts and bunkers of the militants were reportedly destroyed on Shawazar mountain. Several Government and private installations were also damaged during the shelling by the jet fighters and gunship helicopters on April 22.
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April - 23 
Nine members of a family, including two women and seven children, were killed when a house in the Storikhel area of Khyber Agency was allegedly attacked by jet fighters and gunship helicopters on April 23, The News reported. Sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters, which were busy in the o
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Nine members of a family, including two women and seven children, were killed when a house in the Storikhel area of Khyber Agency was allegedly attacked by jet fighters and gunship helicopters on April 23, The News reported. Sources said jet fighters and gunship helicopters, which were busy in the operations against militants in the neighbouring Orakzai Agency, fired two missiles at a house owned by Gul Zarin, Shah Zarin and Niaz Amin in Storikhel, killing two women and seven children.
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April - 23 
The Inter-Services Public Relations media cell said the Security Forces (SFs) had killed 11 militants in the Orakzai Agency on April 23 after striking militants’ hideouts in the Chapri, Ferozkhel, Khwajakhizar and Bizoti areas. It further said that the SFs in operations on April 21 and 22 killed 27
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The Inter-Services Public Relations media cell said the Security Forces (SFs) had killed 11 militants in the Orakzai Agency on April 23 after striking militants’ hideouts in the Chapri, Ferozkhel, Khwajakhizar and Bizoti areas. It further said that the SFs in operations on April 21 and 22 killed 27 militants in Ghiljo Tehsil.
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April - 26 
Five members of a family, including three women, were killed and four children sustained injuries when an explosive device went off inside a vehicle in the Smalkhel area of Datakhel sub-division in the North Waziristan Agency on April 26, The News reported. Sources said the family members of Faizull
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Five members of a family, including three women, were killed and four children sustained injuries when an explosive device went off inside a vehicle in the Smalkhel area of Datakhel sub-division in the North Waziristan Agency on April 26, The News reported. Sources said the family members of Faizullah were on their way home in the vehicle when the explosion occurred, killing two women, driver Islahuddin and a boy on the spot and injuring a woman and four children. While the injured children admitted to the Miranshah Hospital, the wounded woman succumbed to her injuries en route to hospital. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the blast. It was unclear whether the family was carrying the explosive device or someone had placed it in the vehicle.
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April - 29 
At least six people were killed and two injured when two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone at Kani Garam village in South Waziristan on April 29. “Six people were killed when a moving vehicle was hit by one [of the] missiles fired by a US spy plane,” tribesmen told Daily Times. They said t
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At least six people were killed and two injured when two missiles were fired by a suspected US drone at Kani Garam village in South Waziristan on April 29. “Six people were killed when a moving vehicle was hit by one [of the] missiles fired by a US spy plane,” tribesmen told Daily Times. They said that all of those killed were locals. The Associated Press said that four people had also been injured in the strike. The AFP reported that a local administration official and intelligence officials confirmed the missile strike. Meanwhile, a private TV channel reported that US spy planes were also seen flying over various areas of Swat District in NWFP. The channel said drones were seen flying over Mingora and also in Swat’s adjoining areas.
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April - 29 
Four militants were killed and two others sustained injuries in artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khwaizai Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 29, Dawn reported. SFs are reported to have targeted suspected locations of the militants in different areas early in the mor
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Four militants were killed and two others sustained injuries in artillery shelling by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Khwaizai Baizai area of Mohmand Agency in FATA on April 29, Dawn reported. SFs are reported to have targeted suspected locations of the militants in different areas early in the morning, killing four militants and wounding two others. The troops also seized a pickup truck in the area and recovered rockets, mortar shells and explosives.
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May - 2 
Taliban militants attacked a security post in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 2, triggering a battle that left 16 Taliban militants and two soldiers dead, Daily Times reported. About 100 Taliban militants attacked the Spinal Tangi post before dawn, the army said in a statement. "Sixteen militants
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Taliban militants attacked a security post in the Mohmand Agency of FATA on May 2, triggering a battle that left 16 Taliban militants and two soldiers dead, Daily Times reported. About 100 Taliban militants attacked the Spinal Tangi post before dawn, the army said in a statement. "Sixteen militants were killed in retaliatory fire. Two security forces personnel embraced shahadat (martyrdom)," it added. Three troops were also wounded.
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May - 9 
According to Daily Times, four missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed an unspecified number of Taliban militants at South Waziristan in FATA on May 9. Officials claimed that 10 Taliban militants had been killed, a deputy Taliban commander said five were killed, the political administration cl
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According to Daily Times, four missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed an unspecified number of Taliban militants at South Waziristan in FATA on May 9. Officials claimed that 10 Taliban militants had been killed, a deputy Taliban commander said five were killed, the political administration claimed nine Taliban militants were killed, while tribesmen claimed they had counted 25 dead bodies.
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May - 10 
26 Taliban militants were killed in a three-hour encounter that followed a Taliban attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in the Ambar valley of Mohmand Agency and 18 militants were killed when troops retaliated to an attack on their convoy in South Waziristan. In Mohmand, about 150 heavily armed mili
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26 Taliban militants were killed in a three-hour encounter that followed a Taliban attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in the Ambar valley of Mohmand Agency and 18 militants were killed when troops retaliated to an attack on their convoy in South Waziristan. In Mohmand, about 150 heavily armed militants launched a midnight attack on an FC camp in the Had area. Four FC soldiers were also injured during the ensuing encounter. In South Waziristan, the Taliban attacked a security convoy in Spin area south of Tanai. An officer, Captain Muneeb, also died in the attack.
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May - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 14 killed five militants in the North Waziristan Agency after a military convoy was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Pir Killay area, in which three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries, The News reported. Sources said the SFs
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 14 killed five militants in the North Waziristan Agency after a military convoy was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Pir Killay area, in which three soldiers were killed and four others sustained injuries, The News reported. Sources said the SFs convoy was on its way to Bannu in NWFP from Miranshah when it was attacked with the IED, leaving three soldiers dead and four others injured. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the explosion. The troops retaliated by resorting to artillery shelling at the militants’ positions from the Miranshah Tochi Fort, killing five militants. Gunship helicopters also took part in the action against the militants.
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May - 14 
Three militants, including a local Taliban ‘commander’, were killed in a bomb blast in the Sheikhan area of the Khwezai subdivision of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. Security Forces (SFs), however, claimed that they had killed the three by targeting suspected hideouts with heavy weapons late on
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Three militants, including a local Taliban ‘commander’, were killed in a bomb blast in the Sheikhan area of the Khwezai subdivision of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. Security Forces (SFs), however, claimed that they had killed the three by targeting suspected hideouts with heavy weapons late on May 14-night. Official sources said that SFs targeted militants’ positions in Spinki Tangi from a Frontier Corps post in Bhai Dag. The troops also targeted suspected positions of the militants in Shalman and Mulla Ghani Baba area, bordering the Khyber Agency, with heavy weapons.
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May - 16 
At least 25 people were killed in a suspected US drone missile attack on a seminary and a nearby vehicle in North Waziristan of FATA on May 16, locals said. They told Daily Times that US drones fired two missiles in Mir Ali sub-division of the North Waziristan – with one missile hitting the Anwarul
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At least 25 people were killed in a suspected US drone missile attack on a seminary and a nearby vehicle in North Waziristan of FATA on May 16, locals said. They told Daily Times that US drones fired two missiles in Mir Ali sub-division of the North Waziristan – with one missile hitting the Anwarul Uloom Islamia seminary and the other a vehicle. "It was a drone strike on a compound where militants were staying," a security official told AFP. Other intelligence officials put the death toll as high as 28, saying the dead were mostly local militants who had been preparing to leave for Afghanistan to carry out attacks. The officials added, however, that the bodies of most of those killed were burnt beyond recognition.
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May - 16 
At least nine Taliban militants were killed and another 13 injured when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked Taliban hideouts in the Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 16, official sources said. Political administration sources told Daily Times that SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in Dabori, headquarte
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At least nine Taliban militants were killed and another 13 injured when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked Taliban hideouts in the Upper Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 16, official sources said. Political administration sources told Daily Times that SFs targeted Taliban hideouts in Dabori, headquarters of Upper Orakzai, using helicopter gun ships. Locals said all the dead were local Taliban and that no key Taliban commander was killed in the attack. Local Taliban, however, denied that any of their men were killed in the attack on their hideouts in the agency. Helicopter operations are being carried out as part of a larger ground and air assault against Taliban hideouts in Malakand division.
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May - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 19 claimed to have killed 13 militants and arrested five foreign combatants in an encounter near Khapakh check-post in the Halimzai sub-division of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. A spokesman for the Mohmand Rifles Media Centre said SFs arrested five Burqa (veil)-cl
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 19 claimed to have killed 13 militants and arrested five foreign combatants in an encounter near Khapakh check-post in the Halimzai sub-division of Mohmand Agency, The News reported. A spokesman for the Mohmand Rifles Media Centre said SFs arrested five Burqa (veil)-clad foreign militants when they were trying to infiltrate into Afghanistan via the Pakistan-Afghanistan route. Following their arrest, the spokesman said local militants attacked the Khapakh security checkpoint with sophisticated weapons from all sides. He said SFs repulsed the attack and killed 13 militants in the ensuing three-hour encounter. He claimed that after the clash, the militants swiftly took away the bodies of their companions. However, the body of one of the alleged militants was recovered from the area. “Three of the arrested militants belong to Saudi Arabia and one each to Libya and Afghanistan,” the spokesman added. Following the clash, SFs imposed a curfew and launched a search operation in the area. The sources said three local suspected militants, whose names could not be ascertained, were arrested during the search operation.
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May - 21 
At least nine persons - four civilians and five Security Force personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Jandola area of Tank on May 21-evening, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, an explosives-laden truck rammed into the
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At least nine persons - four civilians and five Security Force personnel - were killed and 25 injured in a suicide attack near a Frontier Corps (FC) fort in the Jandola area of Tank on May 21-evening, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, an explosives-laden truck rammed into the FC camp damaging several nearby shops and the fort.
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May - 24 
Fighter jets and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 24, with the AP news agency reporting at least 18 people killed in the offensive, according to Daily Times. AP quoted a Government official as saying that the targets were strongholds of Hakeemullah M
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Fighter jets and helicopter gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency of FATA on May 24, with the AP news agency reporting at least 18 people killed in the offensive, according to Daily Times. AP quoted a Government official as saying that the targets were strongholds of Hakeemullah Mehsud, a deputy to Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud. Hundreds have reportedly fled the area amid the fighting.
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May - 26 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 26 launched a military operation against the Baitullah Mehsud-led militants in South Waziristan, reportedly killing seven militants, according to The News. However, the military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, denied the operation in South Waziristan and said SFs h
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 26 launched a military operation against the Baitullah Mehsud-led militants in South Waziristan, reportedly killing seven militants, according to The News. However, the military spokesman, Major General Athar Abbas, denied the operation in South Waziristan and said SFs had just consolidated their positions in the region. Official and tribal sources said that four Pakistan Army gunship helicopters targeted suspected positions of Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban militants in the Mehsud-inhabited areas of South Waziristan. Similarly, SFs from paramilitary Frontier Corps camps in Jandola, Seplatoi and Tiarza also fired artillery shells and targeted suspected locations of the militants in Chagmalai, Tiarza, Spinkai Raghzai and Seplatoi villages. Tribal sources said seven suspected militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in the shelling by gunship helicopters and artillery. There were also reports about casualties among the fleeing tribesmen but officials denied such reports. Amid artillery shelling and strafing by gunship helicopters, the forces entered the Chagmalai town and strengthened their positions in the area. Artillery shells were fired from Jandola, Seplatoi, Chagmalai and Tiarza forts at militants’ positions. However, there has been no reaction so far from the militants in the region.
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May - 27 
At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and several injured by Security Forces (SFs) shelling in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs shelled Taliban hideouts in Sarokai area, killing 15 militants and injuring several others.
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At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and several injured by Security Forces (SFs) shelling in South Waziristan Agency, Daily Times reported. According to a private TV channel, the SFs shelled Taliban hideouts in Sarokai area, killing 15 militants and injuring several others.
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May - 30 
Three soldiers, including a Lieutenant, were killed and some others injured in an ambush on a military convoy by the Taliban near Tiarza on May 30-evening. The convoy was heading towards Tiarza from Shakai when it was attacked. According to sources, 45-year old Meraj Burki, who was a senior militant
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Three soldiers, including a Lieutenant, were killed and some others injured in an ambush on a military convoy by the Taliban near Tiarza on May 30-evening. The convoy was heading towards Tiarza from Shakai when it was attacked. According to sources, 45-year old Meraj Burki, who was a senior militant commander of the TTP, had led dozens of militants to ambush the military convoy. Military authorities said the troops retaliated and killed 10 militants. Tribal sources confirmed the killing of six militants in retaliatory firing by the SFs. Tribal elders in Tiarza said they received reports that commander Meraj had been killed in retaliatory firing by the troops.
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June - 6 June - 7
During clashes between two groups of militants on June 6 in the Mamond area of Bajaur Agency, four combatants were killed, Dawn reported. Supporters of Maulana Faqir Muhammad, of the Tehrik-Taliban Pakistan, and Commander Salar Masood of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) are now repor
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During clashes between two groups of militants on June 6 in the Mamond area of Bajaur Agency, four combatants were killed, Dawn reported. Supporters of Maulana Faqir Muhammad, of the Tehrik-Taliban Pakistan, and Commander Salar Masood of the Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) are now reportedly preparing for a major showdown in the area. The clash took place after the Salar group kidnapped Jarar Hussain of the TTP following a dispute over money. According to sources, Salar Masood’s militants were repulsed when they attempted to overrun the headquarters of the TTP in Sewai on June 7. The sources said three of the slain militants belonged to the Salar group, Shah Tamas Khan, Zafarullah and Musa Khan, and one to the TTP, Najeebullah. Five men from both sides sustained injuries in the clashes.
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June - 14 
At least three people were killed and two injured when a vehicle carrying supplies for the NATO forces hit a roadside bomb in South Waziristan on June 14, sources told Daily Times. Two of the deceased have been identified as Afghans, while one has been identified as a Pakistani. Political authoritie
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At least three people were killed and two injured when a vehicle carrying supplies for the NATO forces hit a roadside bomb in South Waziristan on June 14, sources told Daily Times. Two of the deceased have been identified as Afghans, while one has been identified as a Pakistani. Political authorities confirmed the incident. A local administration official, however, told AFP the incident was a suspected US missile strike. The political administration and a military spokesman, however, claimed such reports were baseless.
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June - 14 
Security Forces (SFs) said on June 14 they had killed 65 Taliban militants, including foreigners, and injured 50 in various army operations in South Waziristan and Bannu during the last 24 hours, Daily Times reported. “Thirty terrorists were killed, including a few foreigners, and 50 were injured at
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Security Forces (SFs) said on June 14 they had killed 65 Taliban militants, including foreigners, and injured 50 in various army operations in South Waziristan and Bannu during the last 24 hours, Daily Times reported. “Thirty terrorists were killed, including a few foreigners, and 50 were injured at Makeen, South Waziristan due to the air strike on Saturday,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. It said the offensive was partially in response to the suicide attack on Mufti Sarfaraz Naeemi’s madrassa (seminary) in Lahore on June 12, in which seven civilians were killed, and the suicide attack on the Nowshera mosque on the same day in which five personnel were killed.
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June - 15 
In Bajaur, eight militants, including a commander, were killed, a security official in Khar told AFP.
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In Bajaur, eight militants, including a commander, were killed, a security official in Khar told AFP.
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June - 15 
In Mohmand Agency, 29 Taliban militants were killed and 25 injured when the SFs targeted their hideouts with jet planes and helicopter gunships.
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In Mohmand Agency, 29 Taliban militants were killed and 25 injured when the SFs targeted their hideouts with jet planes and helicopter gunships.
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June - 16 
At least three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes between two groups in the Kurram Agency on June 16, Dawn reported. The clashes which erupted when the rivals belonging to Balishkhel and Khar villages started building bunkers, sparked sectarian tension. According to so
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At least three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes between two groups in the Kurram Agency on June 16, Dawn reported. The clashes which erupted when the rivals belonging to Balishkhel and Khar villages started building bunkers, sparked sectarian tension. According to sources, the clash followed an attack by Khar villagers near the Balishkhel checkpoint.
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June - 18 
Suspected US drone strikes on June 18 killed approximately 12 Taliban militants in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. The drone targeted the suspected hideout of Taliban commander Malang some 18 kilometers northwest of Wana, said unnamed officials. Malang was a subordinate of Wazir Taliban lead
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Suspected US drone strikes on June 18 killed approximately 12 Taliban militants in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. The drone targeted the suspected hideout of Taliban commander Malang some 18 kilometers northwest of Wana, said unnamed officials. Malang was a subordinate of Wazir Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir, they added. “Four missiles were fired at the hideout, where Taliban were believed to be training new recruits,” local tribal sources told Daily Times. “The attack was staged in two parts: An initial drone strike killed two Taliban. Then, when people converged on the site, three more missiles were fired, resulting in the deaths of 10 more people,” they said. Local administration official Hamayun Khan told AFP that up to three drone aircraft were in the area. An unnamed military official told AFP that four of those killed were local Taliban, while five were foreigners.
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June - 19 June - 20
At least 15 Taliban militants, including two key ‘commanders’, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) during a counter-insurgency operation at Charmang area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a private TV channel reported on June 20, according to Daily Times. The ‘comm
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At least 15 Taliban militants, including two key ‘commanders’, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) during a counter-insurgency operation at Charmang area of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), a private TV channel reported on June 20, according to Daily Times. The ‘commander’ Omar, a foreigner, was also among those killed in the operation. The SFs also destroyed four hideouts of the Taliban during the operation which was carried out after Taliban militants blew up two boys’ schools and a college in Bajaur on June 19. Several locally-made bombs had been planted inside the school buildings, local government officials had said, adding that both schools had been completely destroyed.
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June - 20 
A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries when militants attacked a Security Forces check-post in the Had Kor area in Ambar sub-division of Mohmand Agency on June 20, The News reported on June 21. Sources said soldier Gohar Ali Jan was killed and Nawab Shah sustained injuries when mortar s
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A soldier was killed and another sustained injuries when militants attacked a Security Forces check-post in the Had Kor area in Ambar sub-division of Mohmand Agency on June 20, The News reported on June 21. Sources said soldier Gohar Ali Jan was killed and Nawab Shah sustained injuries when mortar shells fired by militants struck the check-post at Had Kor. In the retaliatory actions, Security Forces targeted suspected Taliban hideouts, killing three militants.
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June - 20 June - 21
Earlier on June 20, at least 22 suspected militants and six soldiers were reportedly killed in a daylong military action against the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban in South Waziristan as the troops cleared a portion of the Wana-Jandola Road, The News reported on June 21. Two fighter planes and a coupl
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Earlier on June 20, at least 22 suspected militants and six soldiers were reportedly killed in a daylong military action against the Baitullah Mehsud-led Taliban in South Waziristan as the troops cleared a portion of the Wana-Jandola Road, The News reported on June 21. Two fighter planes and a couple of gunship helicopters targeted the positions of the militants, who had occupied hilltops and blocked the Wana-Jandola Road between Tanai and Serwakai towns. Tribal sources told The News from Jandola that troops on June 19-night continued shelling the suspected militants’ positions with artillery guns. They were, however, unaware of the casualties suffered by the militants. Military officials said 32 militants were killed when two warplanes and gunship helicopters bombarded the militants occupying the road between Tanai and Serwakai. They claimed that the Tanai-Serwakai portion of the Wana-Jandola road had been cleared of the militants. The remaining militants affiliated with Baitullah Mehsud were reported to have fled their positions in the area. However, the militants denied any losses in the operation. Tribal sources said the advancing troops from Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, were facing tough resistance from the militants in efforts to clear the remaining 20-kilometre portion of the road between Serwakai and Jandola. According to the sources, the troops secured the area beyond Tanai to Old Serwakai, New Serwakai and Madejan. The troops had started movement from Wana and Shakai, two areas inhabited by the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe.
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June - 21 
a military convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device planted on a road near Kher Kamar, injuring three soldiers. The convoy was going to Datakhel from Miranshah. Jetfighters were called in for support which shelled the suspected location and killed five terrorists.
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a military convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device planted on a road near Kher Kamar, injuring three soldiers. The convoy was going to Datakhel from Miranshah. Jetfighters were called in for support which shelled the suspected location and killed five terrorists.
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June - 21 
An AP report from Islamabad stated that military jets and artillery targeted suspected Taliban hideouts in Bajaur Agency, killing 27 militants.
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An AP report from Islamabad stated that military jets and artillery targeted suspected Taliban hideouts in Bajaur Agency, killing 27 militants.
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June - 21 June - 22
At least 21 people, both militants and civilians among them, were killed and several others injured during air strikes and retaliatory actions by the Security Forces (SFs) in Waziristan on June 21 and 22, Dawn reported. According to locals, women and children were also among the dead and injured. Ai
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At least 21 people, both militants and civilians among them, were killed and several others injured during air strikes and retaliatory actions by the Security Forces (SFs) in Waziristan on June 21 and 22, Dawn reported. According to locals, women and children were also among the dead and injured. Air force planes reportedly bombed suspected militant hideouts and training facilities in areas dominated by the Mehsud tribe in South Waziristan. SFs also secured a main supply route between Maulvi Khan Serai and Serwekai. According to officials and locals, the planes shelled houses of Malik Mohammad Amir Khan and Kabir Khan Berki in Salay Rogha area and killed 11 suspected militants and injured five others. Sources said the militants had occupied the houses whose owners had moved other areas, along with their families.
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June - 22 
Helicopter gunships also shelled a residential compound in Shinkai area of North Waziristan. According to sources, 10 people, including two women, were killed when the house of a tribesman, Jalal Afghani, was bombed in North Waziristan. Five militants were killed when Cobra helicopters targeted a su
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Helicopter gunships also shelled a residential compound in Shinkai area of North Waziristan. According to sources, 10 people, including two women, were killed when the house of a tribesman, Jalal Afghani, was bombed in North Waziristan. Five militants were killed when Cobra helicopters targeted a suspected location near Miranshah.
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June - 23 
Approximately 80 people, including a senior commander of the Baitullah Mehsud-led militants, Khwaz Wali Mehsud, were killed and several others sustained injuries in two separate attacks by US spy planes on a suspected militant hideout and funeral prayers at Lattaka village of Ladha sub-division in S
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Approximately 80 people, including a senior commander of the Baitullah Mehsud-led militants, Khwaz Wali Mehsud, were killed and several others sustained injuries in two separate attacks by US spy planes on a suspected militant hideout and funeral prayers at Lattaka village of Ladha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on June 23, The News reported. However, militant sources said the death toll in the two drone attacks was around 70-80. A US drone on June 23- morning fired three missiles at a suspected militant hideout at Lattaka village, killing six militants, including senior Taliban commander Khwaz Ali, who was said to be one of Baitullah Mehsud’s trusted commanders. Five other people killed in the attack were said to be local tribal militants. Tribal sources said it was the first-ever attack by US spy planes on the Shabikhel area of South Waziristan - hometown of Baitullah Mehsud. Seven other militants injured in the air attack were said to be low-level tribal militants.
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June - 23 
There was no prominent militant commander among the 80 people killed in missile strikes by a US drone on funeral prayers in South Waziristan on June 23. People who helped in shifting the injured to hospital in Miranshah in North Waziristan told The News that the dead included 40 low-level militants
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There was no prominent militant commander among the 80 people killed in missile strikes by a US drone on funeral prayers in South Waziristan on June 23. People who helped in shifting the injured to hospital in Miranshah in North Waziristan told The News that the dead included 40 low-level militants and 35 local villagers. They said majority of the people had left for their homes after attending the funeral prayers of the slain militant commander, Khwaz Wali Mehsud, and only relatives and close friends of the commander stayed there when the drone fired two missiles at them. Commander Khwaz Wali was a close associate of Baitullah Mehsud and had died in a drone attack on the same morning. Besides him, five other suspected militants were killed and seven others injured in the attack. Later, when the villagers and the militants gathered for funeral prayers of the commander, two drones reportedly fired two missiles on the gathering, killing over 60 people on the spot. Among the 35 villagers who died in the drone attack on the funeral, 10 were children aged five to 10 years and four local tribal elders. Sources at the Agency Headquarters Hospital in Miranshah said 58 people had been taken to the hospital, most of them in a critical condition.
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June - 25 
At least eight Taliban militants were killed and three of their hideouts destroyed when helicopter gunships targeted parts of Orakzai Agency in the FATA on June 25. Sources told Daily Times that the gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in Atmankhel and Ferozkhel areas of Lower Orakzai Agency, killing
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At least eight Taliban militants were killed and three of their hideouts destroyed when helicopter gunships targeted parts of Orakzai Agency in the FATA on June 25. Sources told Daily Times that the gunships targeted Taliban hideouts in Atmankhel and Ferozkhel areas of Lower Orakzai Agency, killing eight militants. Local administration sources confirmed the reports.
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June - 26 
According to Daily Times, four persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 24 others injured in two remote-controlled bomb attacks on a security convoy in North Waziristan Agency on June 26. Local sources said that an army convoy from Bannu in the NWFP was proceeding to M
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According to Daily Times, four persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed and 24 others injured in two remote-controlled bomb attacks on a security convoy in North Waziristan Agency on June 26. Local sources said that an army convoy from Bannu in the NWFP was proceeding to Miranshah in the morning when it was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb on the Chashma Pul – around two kilometers from agency headquarters Miranshah. The attack killed three SF personnel and a pedestrian and injured 20 soldiers. The same convoy was targeted a second time as it reached Nooruk, 20 kilometers from Miranshah. The second explosion injured four SF personnel.
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June - 29 
Acting on a tip-off, the SFs shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the mountainous Chora area with artillery from the Forte Slope Camp in Bara sub-division. One of the shells hit the house of Aqal Jan in Sra Shaga area, killing seven persons, including three children, and injuring four others o
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Acting on a tip-off, the SFs shelled suspected hideouts of militants in the mountainous Chora area with artillery from the Forte Slope Camp in Bara sub-division. One of the shells hit the house of Aqal Jan in Sra Shaga area, killing seven persons, including three children, and injuring four others of his family.
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June - 29 
At least four Taliban militants were killed as jet aircraft bombed suspected Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan Agency on June 29, Daily Excelsior reported. The aerial attacks hit a guesthouse used by the Taliban at Kani Guram village, killing four militants.
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At least four Taliban militants were killed as jet aircraft bombed suspected Taliban hideouts in South Waziristan Agency on June 29, Daily Excelsior reported. The aerial attacks hit a guesthouse used by the Taliban at Kani Guram village, killing four militants.
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June - 29 
In the FATA, 21 Taliban militants were killed in overnight clashes with an anti-Taliban militia in Kurram Agency, tribal elder Ali Akbar Toori and lawmaker Sajid Toori said. Four militiamen were also killed.
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In the FATA, 21 Taliban militants were killed in overnight clashes with an anti-Taliban militia in Kurram Agency, tribal elder Ali Akbar Toori and lawmaker Sajid Toori said. Four militiamen were also killed.
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June - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) on June 29 claimed to have killed at least 13 suspected militants in attacks on their hideouts at Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency, while seven members of a family were killed and four others injured when an artillery shell struck a Hujra (guesthouse) in
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Security Forces (SFs) on June 29 claimed to have killed at least 13 suspected militants in attacks on their hideouts at Bazaar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency, while seven members of a family were killed and four others injured when an artillery shell struck a Hujra (guesthouse) in the Sra Shaga area of Jamrud sub-division, The News reported. SFs shelled the suspected militant hideouts in Kobikhel area of Bazaar Zakhakhel, Frontier Corps (FC) sources said. At least 13 militants were killed and few others were injured, the FC sources claimed but without giving the names of the slain militants. However, the villagers at Kobikhel denied the presence of militants in the area and said that all the slain persons were local residents.
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June - 30 
At least seven suspected militants were killed as jets continued to shell their positions in North Waziristan on June 30, Dawn reported. However, it could not be verified whether the dead were militants or non-combatants. Local people and sources said that planes had bombed militants’ hideouts in Wa
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At least seven suspected militants were killed as jets continued to shell their positions in North Waziristan on June 30, Dawn reported. However, it could not be verified whether the dead were militants or non-combatants. Local people and sources said that planes had bombed militants’ hideouts in Wacha Bibi area, west of Miranshah, where terrorists had ambushed a military convoy and killed 27 soldiers on June 28. Ten militants were killed when troops returned fire.
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July - 2 
A tribal Lashkar (militia) attacked Taliban hideouts in the Kurram Agency on July 2, killing 28 militants and suffering seven fatalities themselves, and the intensifying battles prompted them to ask for Army troops to help, a local lawmaker said, The News reported. The fighting in the remote Kurram
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A tribal Lashkar (militia) attacked Taliban hideouts in the Kurram Agency on July 2, killing 28 militants and suffering seven fatalities themselves, and the intensifying battles prompted them to ask for Army troops to help, a local lawmaker said, The News reported. The fighting in the remote Kurram region was the latest in two weeks of battles between militants and tribesmen there that have killed 141 people, including more than 100 militants, two Government officials said. Their information could not, however, be independently verified. Sajid Hussain Turi, a lawmaker from Kurram, said the militants were moving into Kurram from the Swat Valley, where the military is undertaking an offensive to neutralize them. He said hundreds of tribesmen took part in the attack early on July 1, triggering a gun battle that killed 28 militants and seven tribal fighters. “Kurram is an important place because the Taliban can cross the Afghan border from here easily,” Turi said, adding that “The Lashkar is facing these armed Taliban, but we request that the government send troops to Kurram to fight the Taliban as quickly as possible.”
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July - 3 
13 persons were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a US drone attack in South Waziristan Agency, while eight persons died when fighter planes targeted a hotel in North Waziristan Agency on July 3, The News reported. Tribal sources said a US drone fired three missiles at the office of
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13 persons were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a US drone attack in South Waziristan Agency, while eight persons died when fighter planes targeted a hotel in North Waziristan Agency on July 3, The News reported. Tribal sources said a US drone fired three missiles at the office of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud in Serwakai sub-division at 9 am, killing 13 persons present in the office and injuring seven others. It was reported that Mufti Noor Wali had left the office 15 minutes prior to the attack to attend a jirga (council of elders). The militants surrounded the area after the attack and nobody was reportedly allowed to approach the site. Another drone attack was carried out in the Mantoi area of Ladha sub-division, where three missiles were fired at a madrassa (seminary), completely destroying the building. However, no loss of life was reported in the attack. An official of the political administration confirmed the drone strikes and added that authorities were trying to ascertain the casualties. In addition, an AP report stated that US missiles struck a training facility operated by Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication centre in South Waziristan Agency on July 3, killing 17 people and injuring 27 others. In one attack, two missiles struck an abandoned seminary in Mantoi that was being used by the militants belonging to the Mehsud’s group for training, officials said. In another strike, a missile hit a militant communications centre in the nearby village of Kokat Khel. In total, 17 people were killed and 27 others were injured, they said. However, Maulvi Noor Syed, an aide to Mehsud, told The Associated Press that three Taliban militants died in the strikes. “We lost only three Mujahideen in today’s American missile attack,” Syed said, adding “These attacks cannot cause any damage to us.”
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July - 3 
Eight persons were killed and 12 others wounded when fighter planes targeted a hotel in Deegan Bazaar, 25 kilometers from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. Sources said people were having breakfast at the hotel when two fighter planes struck at 7:30 am, killing eight persons an
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Eight persons were killed and 12 others wounded when fighter planes targeted a hotel in Deegan Bazaar, 25 kilometers from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency. Sources said people were having breakfast at the hotel when two fighter planes struck at 7:30 am, killing eight persons and injuring 12 others.
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July - 4 
15 men of an armed tribal Lashkar (militia) and three militants were killed when fierce clashes erupted in the Fam Pokha and Kharai Darra areas of Ambar sub-division in Mohmand Agency in the early hours of July 4, The News reported. Sources said the militants attacked the armed men of the tribal Las
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15 men of an armed tribal Lashkar (militia) and three militants were killed when fierce clashes erupted in the Fam Pokha and Kharai Darra areas of Ambar sub-division in Mohmand Agency in the early hours of July 4, The News reported. Sources said the militants attacked the armed men of the tribal Lashkar of Utmankhel tribe in Fam Pokha area, killing 15 people on the spot. However, official sources put the death toll at 12. Further, the sources said three militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in the pre-dawn clashes in Fam Pokha and Kharai Darra areas. The slain militants reportedly belonged to Dawezai area of Mohmand Agency.
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July - 4 
Fighter planes and gunship helicopters on July 4 heavily targeted suspected positions of militants in the Taliban-controlled Orakzai Agency in the FATA, killing 26 militants a day after a military helicopter crashed in the area, The News reported. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirm
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Fighter planes and gunship helicopters on July 4 heavily targeted suspected positions of militants in the Taliban-controlled Orakzai Agency in the FATA, killing 26 militants a day after a military helicopter crashed in the area, The News reported. Military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas confirmed the bombing and said the action was taken as a reaction to the attack of militants on Security Forces (SFs) and a rescue team on July 3. He said the militants opened fire on the SF personnel and rescue team when they went there to retrieve bodies of the soldiers killed in the helicopter crash. The military spokesman insisted that only 26 soldiers died in the crash. Tribal sources said six gunship helicopters heavily bombed various parts of Ferozkhel area in lower Orakzai soon after the helicopter crash. In the morning of July 4, the sources said two warplanes and six gunship helicopters resumed bombing of suspected hideouts of the militants at the hilltops of Chappar and Ferozkhel, located between lower Orakzai and Khyber Agency. According to sources, the aircraft and helicopters attacked the hideouts of commander Tariq group of Darra and commander Nazar Afridi group of Khyber Agency in Chapper and Ferozkhel (Sam Ghar) areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 26 militants and injuring several others.
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July - 7 
A suspected US drone fired two missiles at a militant training centre in the Laddha subdivision of South Waziristan Agency on July 7, killing 16 militants and injuring 10 others, Dawn reported. Five foreigners were among the dead, security officials said. The camp allegedly run by militants loyal to
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A suspected US drone fired two missiles at a militant training centre in the Laddha subdivision of South Waziristan Agency on July 7, killing 16 militants and injuring 10 others, Dawn reported. Five foreigners were among the dead, security officials said. The camp allegedly run by militants loyal to Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was in Chenakai area of the Shabikhels, a sub clan of Mehsud tribe. There was no report if any high-value target had been hit in the attack carried out at about 10am. Sources said that a local commander of Baitullah was among the dead. According to AFP, the missile strike destroyed a compound which a high-ranking official described as a former office of Baitullah Mehsud, who has a five-million-dollar price on his head and a bounty of $615,000 in Pakistan for allegedly masterminding multiple bombings.
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July - 7 
Helicopter gunships targeted militants’ hideouts in the Datakhel area of NWA, according to The News. Officials claimed that four militants had been killed in the attack.
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Helicopter gunships targeted militants’ hideouts in the Datakhel area of NWA, according to The News. Officials claimed that four militants had been killed in the attack.
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July - 8 
48 militants were killed and several others injured in two separate attacks by US drones in the South Waziristan Agency on July 8, The News reported. However, some reports quoting officials of law-enforcement agencies and political administration put the death toll in the two attacks at 58. Accordin
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48 militants were killed and several others injured in two separate attacks by US drones in the South Waziristan Agency on July 8, The News reported. However, some reports quoting officials of law-enforcement agencies and political administration put the death toll in the two attacks at 58. According to sources, besides the tribal militants, the dead also included four Arabs and seven Uzbeks. “Almost 90 per cent of the militants traveling in the convoy were killed in the drone attack,” said an unnamed security official. He said the militants in the Mehsud-inhabited areas of South Waziristan had been reduced to their hideouts and caves in the mountains due to continuous flights of the US drones and frequent attacks on their locations. There are also reports that senior militant commanders, including their leader Baitullah Mehsud, have fled the tribal region due to continuous flights of the US drones. Sources close to the militants said a convoy of pick-ups was carrying militants from Ladha to Srarogha for a meeting of militant commanders when it was attacked. They said three drones were flying over the region during the attack. The drones reportedly fired seven missiles and destroyed all the five vehicles on the spot, killing at least 40 militants. Earlier, sources from South Waziristan said eight militants were killed and 12 others injured in the first drone attack at a training camp of the militants at Karwan Manza village of Ladha Subdivision. They said two US drones were seen flying over the area during the attack. The sources said the building was being used for training the newly-recruited militants. Militant sources told The News that 150-200 recruits used to gather at the camp everyday for physical training and use of sophisticated weapons. Senior commander of the Baitullah Mehsud group, Noor Wali Mehsud, was reportedly running the camp. He, however, remained safe. The drones fired six missiles at the camp that razed it to the ground. The Taliban while confirming the drone attack at the training camp, however, denied losses to their men.
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July - 9 
39 militants were killed when military planes bombed Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency on July 9, Dawn reported. According to unconfirmed reports, about 14 camps of the militants were destroyed in the Starsam, Drogai and Behram Garh areas of Chappri Feroze Khel in the lower and Ghiljo in upper
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39 militants were killed when military planes bombed Taliban hideouts in the Orakzai Agency on July 9, Dawn reported. According to unconfirmed reports, about 14 camps of the militants were destroyed in the Starsam, Drogai and Behram Garh areas of Chappri Feroze Khel in the lower and Ghiljo in upper Orakzai agency. Independent sources confirmed that 39 militants had been killed and eight injured in the strikes. However, official sources said they did not have confirmed reports about casualties. Muhammad, a spokesman for the Darra Adamkhel-based Taliban commander Tariq Afridi, admitted that 18 of their fighters, including a senior ‘commander’, were killed in the air strikes on their hideouts in Qasimkhel village of Ferozkhel town in Orakzai Agency. Tribal sources told The News that two fighter planes and three gunship helicopters targeted suspected positions of the militants in Qasimkhel, Behram Garhi, Toi Mela and the mountains between Orakzai and Khyber tribal regions. Further, a woman and her child were killed when a house owned by local tribesman Ghuncha Gul came under strikes by the planes. Tribal sources said majority of the villagers in the area had already fled their homes after arrival of the militants to their villages.
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July - 9 
Four Levies troopers were killed when unidentified militants attacked a check-post in Khar, the Bajaur Agency headquarters, late on July 9-night. Sources said the militants attacked the Bajaur Levies post with rockets and hand-grenades at 2:00 am, killing four paramilitary soldiers, Masood Jan, Raha
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Four Levies troopers were killed when unidentified militants attacked a check-post in Khar, the Bajaur Agency headquarters, late on July 9-night. Sources said the militants attacked the Bajaur Levies post with rockets and hand-grenades at 2:00 am, killing four paramilitary soldiers, Masood Jan, Rahatullah, Abdul Ghaffar and Muhammad Ishaq Jan.
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July - 10 
Two suspected US missile strikes hit South Waziristan on July 10, killing at least eight Taliban militants, Daily Times reported. The first strike targeted one of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud’s communication centres, killing at least three people, intelligence officials sai
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Two suspected US missile strikes hit South Waziristan on July 10, killing at least eight Taliban militants, Daily Times reported. The first strike targeted one of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud’s communication centres, killing at least three people, intelligence officials said. Two missiles struck the centre in the Painda Khel region, they told the Associated Press. Separately, quoting a private TV channel report, the Online news agency claimed at least five militants were killed in a drone attack in the Tiyarza area. It claimed the drone fired two missiles at the TTP hideouts.
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July - 13 
Eight militants were killed and three others injured in a clash with a militia in the Mohmand Agency on July 13, according to Dawn. Two militants were reportedly captured. Assistant Political Agent Rasool Khan said the clash had taken place in the Anbar valley. One tribesman was injured in these cla
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Eight militants were killed and three others injured in a clash with a militia in the Mohmand Agency on July 13, according to Dawn. Two militants were reportedly captured. Assistant Political Agent Rasool Khan said the clash had taken place in the Anbar valley. One tribesman was injured in these clashes.
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July - 13 
Six suspected militants affiliated with the Maulvi Nazeer-led Taliban were killed and 10 others injured in an exchange of gunfire after an attack by the militants on a roadside security post at Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency, in the morning of July 13, The News reported. Officials and
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Six suspected militants affiliated with the Maulvi Nazeer-led Taliban were killed and 10 others injured in an exchange of gunfire after an attack by the militants on a roadside security post at Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan Agency, in the morning of July 13, The News reported. Officials and tribal sources said a group of the militants attacked Sur Pul check-post near Rustam Adda at 7am with heavy weapons. The paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) personnel returned the fire, killing six militants and injuring 10 others. According to the sources, the militants took away three bodies of their slain accomplices along with them and left behind three others.
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July - 14 
At least 23 militants were killed during clashes between a tribal militia and militants in the Ziaray Kandao area of Anbar sub-division in the Mohmand Agency on July 14, The News reported. Four members of the militia were injured, sources said. However, official sources said only 18 militants were k
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At least 23 militants were killed during clashes between a tribal militia and militants in the Ziaray Kandao area of Anbar sub-division in the Mohmand Agency on July 14, The News reported. Four members of the militia were injured, sources said. However, official sources said only 18 militants were killed in the gunfight which continued for several hours. They said militants also destroyed five houses of the militia identified as Subedar Major Pasham Gul, Sultan, Zahir Shah, Baghdad Shah and Rozi Shah. Three volunteers of the tribal force were reported missing after the clashes.
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July - 16 
Three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries on July 16 when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted by unidentified miscreants, exploded on the Ghulam Khan Road, eight kilometers from Miranshah, headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency, The News reported. Official and triba
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Three persons were killed and four others sustained injuries on July 16 when an improvised explosive device (IED), planted by unidentified miscreants, exploded on the Ghulam Khan Road, eight kilometers from Miranshah, headquarters of the North Waziristan Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said a local passenger vehicle on its way from Ghulam Khan to Miranshah Bazaar when it hit an IED at 9:30 am, killing three persons on the spot. However, the identity of the victims could not be ascertained.
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July - 17 
Five militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in a drone attack on a suspected hideout of the Taliban in Badar village, about 30 kilometers from Razmak in the North Waziristan Agency, on July 17. Sources told The News that a CIA-operated spy plane fired two missiles at the house of a
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Five militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in a drone attack on a suspected hideout of the Taliban in Badar village, about 30 kilometers from Razmak in the North Waziristan Agency, on July 17. Sources told The News that a CIA-operated spy plane fired two missiles at the house of a local cleric, Maulana Abdul Majeed. The Badar village near Gharium is located on the border between North Waziristan and South Waziristan. According to sources, the five militants killed in the drone attack had come from the adjacent South Waziristan and were affiliated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud. It was not clear as to whether the village cleric Maulana Abdul Majeed, whose house was reportedly targeted, died in the air strike or not.
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July - 22 
Ten militants were killed when military planes bombed suspected positions of militants in the South Waziristan Agency on July 22, Dawn reported. The AFP quoted an official as saying that the planes bombed two places in the Sarwakai area of South Waziristan. “Our jets hit a militant base in Gurguri a
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Ten militants were killed when military planes bombed suspected positions of militants in the South Waziristan Agency on July 22, Dawn reported. The AFP quoted an official as saying that the planes bombed two places in the Sarwakai area of South Waziristan. “Our jets hit a militant base in Gurguri and a Taliban compound in Ous Pass in Sarwakai. Both were destroyed and a total of four militants were killed,” the military official said. The militants killed in the strikes reportedly belonged to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, he said. Official sources said that a training centre run by Baitullah Mehsud’s group was destroyed in Gurguri while some houses were bombed in the Ous Pass area. Local people were reported to have vacated their houses because of the possibility of military operation in the area and these were occupied by the Taliban.
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July - 26 
According to Dawn, bodies of three alleged US spies were found in the Bechi area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency on July 26. Local people said that a note found with the bullet-riddled bodies said the three were spying for the US.
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According to Dawn, bodies of three alleged US spies were found in the Bechi area of Mirali in North Waziristan Agency on July 26. Local people said that a note found with the bullet-riddled bodies said the three were spying for the US.
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July - 27 
According to AFP, military helicopters killed 20 militants and destroyed four militant hideouts, including a training centre for suicide bombers in Tirah valley, 35km southwest of Landi Kotal in the Khyber Agency on July 27, Dawn reported. "Military helicopters shelled militant hideouts in the after
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According to AFP, military helicopters killed 20 militants and destroyed four militant hideouts, including a training centre for suicide bombers in Tirah valley, 35km southwest of Landi Kotal in the Khyber Agency on July 27, Dawn reported. "Military helicopters shelled militant hideouts in the afternoon, killing 20 rebels and destroying four of their hideouts," a spokesman for the Frontier Corps, Major Fazal-ur-Rehman, said, adding that the air strikes were ordered after an intelligence tip-off.
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July - 28 
SFs opened fire at a speeding car passing through the Frontier Corps checkpoint in front of the Miranshah Headquarters Hospital, killing three persons. Sources said all the three men who died on the spot were said to be Punjabi Taliban militants.
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SFs opened fire at a speeding car passing through the Frontier Corps checkpoint in front of the Miranshah Headquarters Hospital, killing three persons. Sources said all the three men who died on the spot were said to be Punjabi Taliban militants.
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July - 29 
Three militants were killed and four paramilitary soldiers injured during an exchange of fire in the Dosali area of North Waziristan Agency on July 29, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants attacked the Gerdai Rogha post, about 40km south of Miranshah. Frontier Corps (FC) personnel returned
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Three militants were killed and four paramilitary soldiers injured during an exchange of fire in the Dosali area of North Waziristan Agency on July 29, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants attacked the Gerdai Rogha post, about 40km south of Miranshah. Frontier Corps (FC) personnel returned fire and killed three of the attackers. An official said four FC men had been injured in the clash.
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July - 30 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) executed four men on July 30 after pronouncing them guilty of abduction and murder at a self-styled court, witnesses and a spokesman said, Daily Times reported. The executions by firing squad took place near Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. The LI announced t
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) executed four men on July 30 after pronouncing them guilty of abduction and murder at a self-styled court, witnesses and a spokesman said, Daily Times reported. The executions by firing squad took place near Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. The LI announced the impending execution by mosque loudspeakers in Bar Qambarkhel village, 10 kilometers northwest of Bara, late on July 29 and urged locals to witness the killings, a local tribesman told AFP. “Four blindfolded criminals with hands tied behind their backs were brought by LI men and lined up outside the mosque. Four LI fighters sprayed bullets, killing them on the spot,” said witness Malik Qasim Khan Afridi. The killings were carried out after morning prayers, he said. “The execution of four men allegedly involved in abduction and murder of innocent people was carried out after a Sharia court procedure,” said LI spokesman Haji Zar Khan. Ulas Khan Afridi, a 35-year-old shopkeeper, who lives near the mosque, said an LI member announced the execution soon after Fajr prayers.
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August - 3 
A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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A missile hit a house in the Chashma village, one kilometre south of Miranshah, killing three civilians and wounding three others. In retaliation, the troops fired shells, targeting the sites from where the Taliban militants were launching attacks.
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August - 3 
Daily Times reports that five civilians and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and six civilians and an equal number of SFs injured in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 3. Militants fired rockets and missiles at an army camp, northeast of Miranshah, killing four Army personne
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Daily Times reports that five civilians and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and six civilians and an equal number of SFs injured in the North Waziristan Agency of FATA on August 3. Militants fired rockets and missiles at an army camp, northeast of Miranshah, killing four Army personnel and seriously injuring another six.
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August - 5 
Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sou
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Four persons, including the second wife of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud, were killed and a few others sustained injuries in a drone attack on the house of Baitullah’s father-in-law in Zangara village of Laddha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency on August 5. Taliban sources close to Baitullah Mehsud confirmed the killing of his wife in the drone attack, but denied reports that the TTP chief too was killed in the missile strikes, The News reported. "Yes, I can confirm this bad news about the loss of his wife," said a senior Taliban commander based at Mirali in North Waziristan Agency. He, however, denied reports that Baitullah Mehsud too was killed in the strike. Official and tribal sources said the US spy plane fired two missiles at the house of Ikramuddin Mehsud.
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August - 6 
A man was killed and seven others, including four women and three children, sustained injuries in shelling and bombing by gunship helicopters of the Pakistan Army on Qutabkhel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on August 6, The News reported. Villagers said three military helicopters
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A man was killed and seven others, including four women and three children, sustained injuries in shelling and bombing by gunship helicopters of the Pakistan Army on Qutabkhel village near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency on August 6, The News reported. Villagers said three military helicopters started shelling several houses early in the morning in which a tribesman, identified as Abbas Khan, was killed. The villagers also said four women and three children were wounded in the shelling.
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August - 7 
Ten people were killed and seven others sustained injuries during clashes between two rival militant groups in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on August 7, The News reported. Sources said the fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) started when the AI cadres captured a
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Ten people were killed and seven others sustained injuries during clashes between two rival militant groups in the remote Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on August 7, The News reported. Sources said the fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Ansar-ul-Islam (AI) started when the AI cadres captured a post in the Kookikhel area. After a fierce clash, with both sides using heavy guns, the post was recaptured by the LI militants. Sources said the dead included six AI men, three from the LI and a non-combatant. Those killed from the LI also included ‘commander’ Rangeen Khan. The civilian was killed when a mortar shell landed at a house.
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August - 9 
A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief Malik Ajmal’s residen
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A Khwazai peace committee chief, five others and 11 Taliban militants were killed in a clash in the Payazai sub-division of Mohmand Agency on August 9, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said a group of Taliban militants attacked the peace committee chief Malik Ajmal’s residence at around 2 AM. Ajmal’s security guards and volunteers retaliated, killing 11 militants. However, Ajmal and five of his men were also killed in the attack. According to the AFP, local official Javed Ali confirmed the incident. Ajmal Khan was a pro-government tribal elder, who captured 12 Taliban militants and handed them over to the Security Forces last week.
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August - 10 
Security Forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled hideouts of the militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur after a military convoy was attacked in North Waziristan on August 10, Dawn reported. According to officials, 11 militants were killed when troops launched a counter-attack and
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Security Forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled hideouts of the militants loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur after a military convoy was attacked in North Waziristan on August 10, Dawn reported. According to officials, 11 militants were killed when troops launched a counter-attack and fired heavy artillery and mortars to dislodge the militants from their positions. Local people said that a heavy exchange of fire continued for five hours and residential areas were also hit. The military convoy was going to Mirali from Dosali when it was ambushed near Asadkhel, injuring three soldiers. Gul Bahadur’s spokesman Ahmadullah Ahmadi claimed that 32 soldiers had been killed and 14 military vehicles captured.
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August - 10 
Two women and two children were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a shell hit a house in the Shalobar area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency, during fighting between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants on August 10, The News reported.
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Two women and two children were killed and nine others sustained injuries when a shell hit a house in the Shalobar area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency, during fighting between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants on August 10, The News reported.
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August - 11 
14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had oc
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14 militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in another attack by a CIA-operated drone at Kaniguram town in the Ladha sub-division of South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on August 11. Tribal sources told The News that the US drone fired three missiles at a house, which the militants had occupied from Zangi Khan Burki, a local influential trader, and turned it into their ‘Markaz’ or headquarters. Zangi Khan and his family had left their house and shifted to Karachi after tribal and foreign militants took over Kaniguram. Another house owned by the Agency councilor, Arif Zaman, located near the alleged headquarters of the Taliban, was also damaged in the attack. Sources close to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said all those killed in the attack were local tribal militants. They also claimed that the victims of the drone attack included some women and children. The newly-appointed TTP spokesman, Azam Tariq, called journalists and claimed that only six people, including some women and children, had been killed in the attack by the US drone.
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August - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) used helicopter gunships in an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on August 11, killing 17 militants and destroying six hideouts of the militants, Dawn reported. The Frontier Corps Media Cell said a huge ammunition dump w
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Security Forces (SFs) used helicopter gunships in an operation against the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on August 11, killing 17 militants and destroying six hideouts of the militants, Dawn reported. The Frontier Corps Media Cell said a huge ammunition dump was also destroyed in the Shalobar area. According to sources, an unspecified quantity of arms and ammunition were also seized.
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August - 11 
Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from Ghaljo area – in Garhi village, killing eight mil
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Unidentified men on August 11 killed eight Taliban militants in the Orakzai Agency and abducted two others, said locals and official sources. Official sources told Daily Times that armed men attacked a Taliban vehicle – en route to Mashti Bazaar from Ghaljo area – in Garhi village, killing eight militants, including a brother of Taliban ‘commander’ Sakhi. They said the slain militants were members of the Mashti tribe. Locals said the assailants could be Taliban militants from a rival group of Mufti Ziaur Rehman from the Akhel tribe. In apparent retaliation to the killings, militants from the Mashti tribe abducted at least 50 Akhel tribesmen, including 16 militants.
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August - 12 
At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven persons were killed in gunfights between Taliban militants and a lashkar (militia) at South Waziristan in FATA on August 12, AFP news agency said, reports Daily Times.
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August - 12 
Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants loya
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Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of the slain Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud and rival Turkistan Bhittani at Jandola in South Waziristan on August 12 and each side claimed inflicting heavy casualties on the other, Dawn reported. According to sources, militants loyal to Baitullah attacked Bhittani’s men in the Soor Gher area and set ablaze 33 houses. They said that seven supporters of Bhittani were killed and 15 captured. Bhittani’s men claimed to have killed over 50 attackers. According to Associated Press, at least 70 militants were killed in the clash. Two intelligence officials said that militants used rockets, mortars and anti-aircraft guns against Turkistan’s men. The officials, who cited wireless intercepts from the area, confirmed that at least 70 people had been killed. Bhittani claimed that 90 fighters were killed and more than 40 houses destroyed.
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August - 13 
12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,” said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. Mi
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12 Taliban militants were killed when helicopter gunships pounded several hideouts of Taliban ‘commander’ Hakeemullah Mehsud at Orakzai Agency in FATA on August 13, said the military, reports Daily Times. “We targeted hideouts of Hekeemullah Mehsud,” said Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. Military sources in Orakzai said that six of the bases in Tora Cheena and Chappar Ferozkhel areas had been razed. The sources said dead bodies of 12 slain Taliban militants were seen from helicopters. Hakeemullah – a close aide of Baitullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a missile strike on August 5 in South Waziristan – is commanding Taliban in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies.
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August - 13 
A tribal elder – who led a lashkar (militia) against al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants in South Waziristan in 2007 – his bodyguard and two passers-by were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Wana in FATA on August 13, said witnesses, reports Daily Times. “Malik Khadeen was passing throu
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A tribal elder – who led a lashkar (militia) against al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants in South Waziristan in 2007 – his bodyguard and two passers-by were killed in a remote-controlled bomb explosion at Wana in FATA on August 13, said witnesses, reports Daily Times. “Malik Khadeen was passing through Wana Bazaar when a bomb planted on a motorcycle went off … killing him, his driver and two passers-by,” eyewitnesses told over the telephone. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but local Taliban commanders accused al-Qaeda-linked foreign militants who were flushed out from Ahmedzai Wazir areas in the spring of 2007.
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August - 15 
Three passers-by were killed and 25 others, including some women and children, sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing after a roadside bomb blast in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on August 15, The News reported. Tribal sources said unidentif
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Three passers-by were killed and 25 others, including some women and children, sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) resorted to indiscriminate firing after a roadside bomb blast in the Darga Mandi area of North Waziristan Agency on August 15, The News reported. Tribal sources said unidentified militants had planted an improvised explosive device on Gulam Khan Road in Darga Mandi, which went off soon after a convoy of the SFs passed through the area. The SFs opened indiscriminate fire after the incident, killing three passers-by and injuring 25 others. The vehicles parked in the surrounding areas were also damaged in the firing by the troops.
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August - 15 
Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 militants were shifted to Wana in
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Unidentified armed men killed 18 Taliban militants on the Wana-Ladha Road in South Waziristan on August 15, The News reported. The slain militants were affiliated with the Mullah Nazir group. Taliban sources in Wana told The News that the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 militants were shifted to Wana in the evening on August 16. They said the militants had gone to the Paktika province in Afghanistan to fight the US-led coalition forces and were returning home when they were attacked by the armed men. The sources also said the militants had come back to Pakistan and were hoping to reach Shakai after passing through the territory of the Mehsud tribe. The militants, under the command of Meeradin, were reportedly traveling in two pickup trucks, when they were ambushed by unidentified assailants at the Shawangi area in the Ladha sub-division in the morning on August 15.
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August - 18 
According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-
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According to Dawn, a militant on suicide mission rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a check-post on the Bannu-Miranshah road in North Waziristan Agency in the evening of August 18, killing four Security Force personnel and injuring eight others. The bomber reportedly struck the Esha check-post located near Miranshah, headquarters of North Waziristan, which was manned by army and paramilitary personnel. An official said that an army soldier and three paramilitary personnel were killed in the attack. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack till last reports came in.
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August - 18 
Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with the Lashkar of armed tribesmen in the Qazikhel and
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Three militants were killed in a clash between the militants and the local Lashkar (militia) in lower Orakzai Agency on August 18, The News reported. Tribal sources said militants belonging to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) clashed with the Lashkar of armed tribesmen in the Qazikhel and Storikhel areas. The clash continued for four hours and three militants belonging to Swat and South Waziristan were killed and several others injured. The Lashkar members also captured an injured militant.
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August - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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Security Forces (SFs) said on August 19 that they had killed five Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency, Daily Times reported. "Taliban fired at a security convoy near Kuz Chamarkand ... troops retaliated and killed five Taliban," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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August - 19 
Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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Unidentified armed men shot dead three persons, including a soldier of the Bajaur Levies, in the Shago area while the SFs killed a militant and arrested four others in different areas of the Khar sub-division in Bajaur Agency on August 19, The News reported.
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August - 21 
A pre-dawn drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan Agency on August 21, Dawn reported. According to sources, missiles fired by the suspected US pilotless plane hit a residential compound in Dandy Derpakhel village near Miranshah, frequented by militants mostly from the Punjab p
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A pre-dawn drone attack killed at least 21 militants in North Waziristan Agency on August 21, Dawn reported. According to sources, missiles fired by the suspected US pilotless plane hit a residential compound in Dandy Derpakhel village near Miranshah, frequented by militants mostly from the Punjab province. Militant sources claimed that women and children, and not their men, had been killed in the attack. The compound was adjacent to a large seminary set up by the Afghan militant ‘commander’ Jalaluddin Haqqani, said to be close to Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. An unnamed official said the compound was used as a training centre for militants but he was not sure which group was running it.
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August - 21 
According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the people killed in the attack, the officials said, a
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According to AP, the air strike targeted Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban ‘commander’ blamed for masterminding ambushes on American troops in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said. It was unclear if Siraj Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, was among the people killed in the attack, the officials said, adding that three women were among the dead. The US reportedly launched the strike based on information that Haqqani was in the compound, according to two of the local intelligence officials based in North Waziristan. However, Pakistani authorities have not been able to confirm that he was there at the time, they said.
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August - 21 
Soon after the attack, militants attacked the Amin check-post near Miranshah. An exchange of fire took place which continued for more than three hours. Security Forces, meanwhile, claimed to have killed four militants in a pre-emptive attack but this could not be verified from independent sources. T
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Soon after the attack, militants attacked the Amin check-post near Miranshah. An exchange of fire took place which continued for more than three hours. Security Forces, meanwhile, claimed to have killed four militants in a pre-emptive attack but this could not be verified from independent sources. The Political administration imposed a curfew on Miranshah after the attack on the check-post. Residents said that one person was killed and two others injured when troops opened fire on a group of people for violating the curfew.
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August - 23 
Unidentified men on August 23 killed pro-government tribal chief Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir and three others in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Sarwar was traveling from his home village of Dazha Ghundi to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, when gunmen attacked his vehicle, officials said,
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Unidentified men on August 23 killed pro-government tribal chief Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir and three others in South Waziristan, Daily Times reported. Sarwar was traveling from his home village of Dazha Ghundi to Wana, headquarters of South Waziristan, when gunmen attacked his vehicle, officials said, killing him, his son Bakhmal Khan, brother Gulzar and an uncle of ‘commander’ Nek Muhammad. However, the AFP reported that four persons had been killed along with Sarwar. Sarwar, a tribal chief, had played an important role in fighting against the Taliban in Wana.
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August - 27 
A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan bord
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A suicide bomber blew himself up as Security Force personnel gathered at sunset to break their daily fast (Muslims keep fast from dawn to dusk in the holy month of Ramadan), killing at least 20 soldiers and injuring 10 others at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of FATA near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on August 27, said hospital and official sources, according to Daily Times. Reuters, however, reported that at least 22 personnel had been killed. The sources said that five of those injured were in critical condition. An injured soldier said that a man entered the compound where the soldiers had gathered and blew himself up when they offered him to break the fast with them. The bomber targeted soldiers from the Khyber Zakhakhel tribe, and sources said the political authorities of Torkham were tipped off about a week ago about the attack. A suicide bomber was also recently arrested from Torkham.
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August - 27 
At least 10 persons were killed and five others injured when a drone fired two missiles at a house in the Kanigaram area of Laddha tehsil (revenue unit) of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. Meanwhile, AP reported that there were conflicting claims about the iden
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At least 10 persons were killed and five others injured when a drone fired two missiles at a house in the Kanigaram area of Laddha tehsil (revenue unit) of South Waziristan Agency in FATA on August 27, according to Daily Times. Meanwhile, AP reported that there were conflicting claims about the identities of the dead. An intelligence official requesting anonymity said they were believed to be militants from Uzbekistan.
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August - 30 
Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The
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Three militants were killed while eight others were arrested, four of them reportedly well-trained suicide bombers, during an encounter with the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers at the Dosali checkpoint on the Esha-Razmak Road in North Waziristan Agency on August 30. Tribal sources told The News from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, that dozens of militants coming from the adjoining South Waziristan Agency attacked the FC troopers manning the roadside checkpoint in Dosali. The militants first lobbed hand grenades at the troops and then opened fire with assault rifles. According to sources, the paramilitary troops had already taken positions and were well-prepared for any eventuality. The troops repulsed the militant attack, triggering an exchange of heavy fire. Later, three militants, who reportedly belonged to South Waziristan, were killed and eight others were arrested. Among the arrested militants, four were said to be trained suicide bombers.
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August - 31 
Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodaba
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Three militants were killed when two groups of Taliban exchanged fire in the Ferozkhel area of Orakzai Agency on August 31, The News reported. Tribal sources said a groups of militants belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) unit in Darra Adamkhel allegedly attacked a seminary at Mehmoodabad in Lower Kurram, triggering retaliation by the Orakzai-based TTP.
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September - 2 
According to Dawn, five persons were killed when artillery and mortar shells hit a residential area in the Mohmand Agency on September 2. Three persons, identified as Gul Mohammad, Sher Mohammad and Welayat, were killed when stray shells fired from an unknown direction hit their houses in Musa Kor.
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According to Dawn, five persons were killed when artillery and mortar shells hit a residential area in the Mohmand Agency on September 2. Three persons, identified as Gul Mohammad, Sher Mohammad and Welayat, were killed when stray shells fired from an unknown direction hit their houses in Musa Kor. Two persons were killed in shelling in Ghaljo Dara.
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September - 2 
16 more militants were killed and 35 others arrested on the second day of Operation Bia Daraglam in different parts of the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on September 2, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) sources said, The News reported. Two explosive-laden vehicles, houses of six commanders, includ
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16 more militants were killed and 35 others arrested on the second day of Operation Bia Daraglam in different parts of the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on September 2, the Frontier Constabulary (FC) sources said, The News reported. Two explosive-laden vehicles, houses of six commanders, including those of Abid Murad, Tayyab and Sabeel, and six hideouts of militants were destroyed in the operation. At least 59 militants have been killed and 78 others arrested during the operation so far. Political Agent Khyber Tariq Hayat Khan told reporters that the operation would continue till the neutralization of all terrorists.
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September - 4 
According to Daily Times, five terrorists were killed and 24 others were arrested during a clash with the Security Forces in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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According to Daily Times, five terrorists were killed and 24 others were arrested during a clash with the Security Forces in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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September - 5 
At least 43 militants were killed and several others were injured in a military operation in Tirah valley and Kambarkhel areas of Khyber Agency in Federal Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 5, said security sources, Daily Times reports. Troops pounded Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) bases in Gogrin
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At least 43 militants were killed and several others were injured in a military operation in Tirah valley and Kambarkhel areas of Khyber Agency in Federal Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 5, said security sources, Daily Times reports. Troops pounded Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) bases in Gogrina and Sandapal areas of Tirah valley. An LI centre – being used as a hideout and training facility – was destroyed, and at least 35 militants killed in that attack. The sources said that six militants were killed in Kambarkhel area of the Bara tehsil (revenue division), while two suspects were arrested from Shakas area. Security sources added that 15 houses were also demolished in Kambarkhel area of Khyber Agency’s Bara tehsil.
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September - 6 
At least 33 militants were killed when the Security Forces targeted two militant centers – Tarkhokas Camp and Narai Baba Markaz – on the sixth day of the counter-insurgency operation “Operation Bia Daghalam” at Khyber Agency in the FATA on September 6, said security sources, reports Daily Times. The
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At least 33 militants were killed when the Security Forces targeted two militant centers – Tarkhokas Camp and Narai Baba Markaz – on the sixth day of the counter-insurgency operation “Operation Bia Daghalam” at Khyber Agency in the FATA on September 6, said security sources, reports Daily Times. The sources said that both the centers had been destroyed in the offensive. “Security forces ... targeted Tarkhokas Camp [and] Narai Baba Markaz,” said the Frontier Corps (FC) in a statement. “Both centres and six vehicles ... [were] destroyed. Thirty-three militants ... [were] killed,”added the FC. AFP quoted FC spokesman Major Fazl Rehman as saying that helicopter gunships and fighter jets strafed the militant boltholes, with the strikes targeting the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) outfit.
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September - 7 
At least 15 persons were killed in Security Forces’ (SFs) operations and a drone strike in Khyber and North Waziristan Agencies of FATA on September 7, reports Daily Times. SFs killed 10 militants in the remote Tirah valley on the seventh day of Operation Bia Daraghlam, security sources said. Securi
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At least 15 persons were killed in Security Forces’ (SFs) operations and a drone strike in Khyber and North Waziristan Agencies of FATA on September 7, reports Daily Times. SFs killed 10 militants in the remote Tirah valley on the seventh day of Operation Bia Daraghlam, security sources said. Security officials said that 12 houses being used by militants had been destroyed in the Akakhel, Shalobar, Malikdin Khel and Sipah areas of Bara, while a militant stronghold and five hideouts were destroyed in Tirah valley. Separately, a missile fired by a US drone hit a house and a madrassa (seminary), killing at least five persons and wounding six others, security officials said. “The strike targetted a madrassa and an adjoining house in Machikhel village in North Waziristan,” a security official told AFP. “At least four people were killed and six others injured,” the official said.
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September - 7 
Five soldiers were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in South Waziristan on September 7, a day after troops killed 33 Taliban militants as part of a weeklong campaign in the Khyber Pass, officials said, reports Daily Times. The blast struck a routine military patrol en route to Wana from
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Five soldiers were killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded in South Waziristan on September 7, a day after troops killed 33 Taliban militants as part of a weeklong campaign in the Khyber Pass, officials said, reports Daily Times. The blast struck a routine military patrol en route to Wana from Tayarzai. “The patrol was sent ahead of a military convoy to check the security on the road and a bomb planted by the Taliban went off and killed five soldiers,” an intelligence official said.
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September - 8 
A US missile strike from a drone killed at least 10 Taliban militants at North Waziristan in FATA on September 8, said officials, according to Daily Times. “The strike targeted a Taliban compound in Dargamandi village of North Waziristan, killing 10 militants,” a senior security official told AFP.
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A US missile strike from a drone killed at least 10 Taliban militants at North Waziristan in FATA on September 8, said officials, according to Daily Times. “The strike targeted a Taliban compound in Dargamandi village of North Waziristan, killing 10 militants,” a senior security official told AFP. Another official confirmed the casualties, and said a US drone fired two missiles at the compound. He said it was not immediately clear whether any “high-value targets” were present in the area at the time. Residents said they had seen the drone hovering in the sky, and had been expecting the missile attack. It was reportedly the second US missile strike in North Waziristan in less than 24 hours.
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September - 8 
At least 24 militants were killed and their hideouts destroyed in the counter-insurgency operation “Operation Bia Daraghlam” at Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in the FATA on September 8, said security officials, according to Daily Times. The officials said troops targeted militants in Z
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At least 24 militants were killed and their hideouts destroyed in the counter-insurgency operation “Operation Bia Daraghlam” at Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in the FATA on September 8, said security officials, according to Daily Times. The officials said troops targeted militants in Zao and Kamarkhel, killing 24 of them and destroying two hideouts. “Security forces killed at least 24 militants and destroyed two militant headquarters and two hideouts,” said a statement by the Frontier Corps.
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September - 8 
At least seven people – including four children who were on their way to school – were killed when unidentified militants tried to abduct the schoolchildren in the Lower Orakzai area of FATA on September 8, reports Daily Times.
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At least seven people – including four children who were on their way to school – were killed when unidentified militants tried to abduct the schoolchildren in the Lower Orakzai area of FATA on September 8, reports Daily Times.
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September - 8 
Elsewhere in the Orakzai Agency, six militants were killed and four hideouts destroyed in air strikes at a village east of Kalaya.
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Elsewhere in the Orakzai Agency, six militants were killed and four hideouts destroyed in air strikes at a village east of Kalaya.
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September - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) backed by helicopter gunships killed at least 22 terrorists in Tirah and Sandapal areas of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the ongoing operation against Taliban-linked militants on September 12, according to Daily Times. Official sourc
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The Security Forces (SFs) backed by helicopter gunships killed at least 22 terrorists in Tirah and Sandapal areas of Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the ongoing operation against Taliban-linked militants on September 12, according to Daily Times. Official sources said 12 vehicles and three Taliban hideouts were also destroyed in the operation. The SFs continued curfew enforced in the Bara for the eleventh consecutive day and continued targeting Lashkar-e-Islam hideouts in various parts of the Agency.
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September - 12 
Unidentified militants shot dead three Shinwari tribesmen on the main road in Landikotal. Two of the deceased were brothers, identified as Arshad and Jamshed Shinwari. One of them was the son-in-law of former senator Hafiz Abdul Malik, who is a brother of Zakat and Usher Minister Noorul Haq Qadri. T
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Unidentified militants shot dead three Shinwari tribesmen on the main road in Landikotal. Two of the deceased were brothers, identified as Arshad and Jamshed Shinwari. One of them was the son-in-law of former senator Hafiz Abdul Malik, who is a brother of Zakat and Usher Minister Noorul Haq Qadri. The three men were driving from Torkham to Peshawar when they were attacked near Khyber Takya. The two brothers were killed on the spot, while the third one died on his way to the hospital. Witnesses said the attackers were in a blue Corolla and after gunning down the three men, abandoned the car in the nearby mountains.
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September - 13 
The political authorities of the Khyber Agency sacked 215 more Khasadars (tribal Police) on September 13 as six people – including three Security Force personnel – were killed and five others injured in an ongoing military operation in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in FATA. A statement said that anothe
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The political authorities of the Khyber Agency sacked 215 more Khasadars (tribal Police) on September 13 as six people – including three Security Force personnel – were killed and five others injured in an ongoing military operation in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in FATA. A statement said that another 215 Khasadars had been “relieved of their duties … as they did not report to duty following Mangal Bagh’s threats”. Khyber Political Agent Tariq Hayat Khan said that new inductions to the force were being made.
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September - 13 
Three troopers were killed and two others wounded and three vehicles destroyed, when a bomb blast targeting a security convoy was triggered in Mandi Kas area of Khyber Agency in the FATA. The roadside blast also injured two SF personnel and destroyed three vehicles. The SFs cordoned off the area fol
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Three troopers were killed and two others wounded and three vehicles destroyed, when a bomb blast targeting a security convoy was triggered in Mandi Kas area of Khyber Agency in the FATA. The roadside blast also injured two SF personnel and destroyed three vehicles. The SFs cordoned off the area following the attack. At least three people were killed when troops pounded the area. , The Frontier Corps (FC) has appealed to the people of Khyber Agency to cooperate with Security Forces by identifying militants and Taliban. An FC statement said locals’ cooperation was necessary if those challenging the writ of the State were to be eliminated.
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September - 14 
A US drone fired a missile targeting a car in the Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of the North Waziristan Agency in the FATA on September 14, killing four persons and injuring one, reports Daily Times. The missile hit the car around 5am (PST) when it was passing through Khushali Turikhel village – 30
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A US drone fired a missile targeting a car in the Mir Ali tehsil (revenue unit) of the North Waziristan Agency in the FATA on September 14, killing four persons and injuring one, reports Daily Times. The missile hit the car around 5am (PST) when it was passing through Khushali Turikhel village – 30 kilometres east of the Agency headquarters Miranshah. According to unconfirmed report, there were two foreign nationals among the dead.
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September - 14 
Eight militants and a solider were killed during fighting in the Kamarkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on September 14, said security officials, according to Daily Times. The Security Forces cleared the area after intense fighting in Naraikarawal village, where mi
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Eight militants and a solider were killed during fighting in the Kamarkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on September 14, said security officials, according to Daily Times. The Security Forces cleared the area after intense fighting in Naraikarawal village, where militants were holed up in a house. The militants and soldier were killed in a gun battle, said the officials. A militant ‘commander’ was also killed in the gun battle.
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September - 14 
Eight militants and a solider were killed during fighting in the Kamarkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on September 14, said security officials, according to Daily Times. The Security Forces cleared the area after intense fighting in Naraikarawal village, where mi
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Eight militants and a solider were killed during fighting in the Kamarkhel area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency of FATA on September 14, said security officials, according to Daily Times. The Security Forces cleared the area after intense fighting in Naraikarawal village, where militants were holed up in a house. The militants and soldier were killed in a gun battle, said the officials. A militant ‘commander’ was also killed in the gun battle.
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September - 15 
At least five Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded in air strikes on hideouts at Bajaur Agency in FATA, which also destroyed an illegal FM radio station and bunkers, said official sources on September 15, reports Daily Times. The strikes were carried out in Darra, Chinar and Jirga a
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At least five Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded in air strikes on hideouts at Bajaur Agency in FATA, which also destroyed an illegal FM radio station and bunkers, said official sources on September 15, reports Daily Times. The strikes were carried out in Darra, Chinar and Jirga areas, the source said. Helicopter gun ships and long-range artillery were used in the offensive that targeted underground Taliban facilities, said the officials. “The death toll may go up, as underground Taliban facilities were heavily bombed,” they said.
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September - 24 
A suspected US drone strike on premises allegedly operated by an Afghan radical killed 10 suspected Taliban militants at North Waziristan in FATA, officials said on September 24, reports Daily Times. “Ten dead bodies were recovered from the debris of the house and two Taliban were wounded in the att
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A suspected US drone strike on premises allegedly operated by an Afghan radical killed 10 suspected Taliban militants at North Waziristan in FATA, officials said on September 24, reports Daily Times. “Ten dead bodies were recovered from the debris of the house and two Taliban were wounded in the attack,” said a Pakistani security official on condition of anonymity. Another official and residents confirmed the toll. “The target was a compound of Haqqani’s men. According to our reports all of the dead belong to the Haqqani network,” the official said. The area is considered a stronghold for the Taliban and Afghan former Soviet resistance commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, around five kilometres northwest of Miranshah. The building acted as an office where Taliban militants would come to receive orders and rest between bouts of fighting across the border in Afghanistan, local residents and intelligence officials said. It was not immediately clear whether Ahmad Afghani was present at the time of the attack. The Haqqani network is a powerful group based in northwest Pakistan closely linked to al-Qaeda.
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September - 25 
Troops killed 10 Taliban militants in the Nawaz Kot locality of Razmak area at North Waziristan Agency in FATA on September 25, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that Taliban militants fired 12 missiles on Razmak Army Camp, but no casualties to Security Forces (SFs) were reported. SFs retal
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Troops killed 10 Taliban militants in the Nawaz Kot locality of Razmak area at North Waziristan Agency in FATA on September 25, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that Taliban militants fired 12 missiles on Razmak Army Camp, but no casualties to Security Forces (SFs) were reported. SFs retaliated, killing 10 Taliban militants and injuring several others.
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September - 29 
Another drone attack at Danday Darpa Khel – four kilometres north of Miranshah in North Waziristan – killed four Afghan militants and wounding two others. The house targeted belonged to Emarati, an Afghan national, and the Afghan militants killed in the missile attack were said to be from the Jalalu
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Another drone attack at Danday Darpa Khel – four kilometres north of Miranshah in North Waziristan – killed four Afghan militants and wounding two others. The house targeted belonged to Emarati, an Afghan national, and the Afghan militants killed in the missile attack were said to be from the Jalaluddin Haqqani group. Militants surrounded the area soon after the attack and were busy pulling their dead from the debris.
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September - 29 
At least five militants were killed during a clash between two rival groups of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) outfit in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA, official sources said on September 29, reports Daily Times.
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At least five militants were killed during a clash between two rival groups of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) outfit in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency in FATA, official sources said on September 29, reports Daily Times.
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September - 29 
The Pakistan Air Force jet fighters bombed Taliban bunkers in Kotkai, killing three militants in the strike. The military also pounded the Makeen area with long-range artillery, destroying three hideouts and killing four militants, according to security officials. “We are finalising arrangements for
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The Pakistan Air Force jet fighters bombed Taliban bunkers in Kotkai, killing three militants in the strike. The military also pounded the Makeen area with long-range artillery, destroying three hideouts and killing four militants, according to security officials. “We are finalising arrangements for the launch of Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in South Waziristan,” the officials added.
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September - 29 
Two suspected US drone attacks killed nine Taliban militants, while seven other militants were killed in air strikes and military action in different parts of Waziristan in FATA, officials said on September 29, reports Daily Times. The first drone attack targeted the house of local Taliban ‘commande
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Two suspected US drone attacks killed nine Taliban militants, while seven other militants were killed in air strikes and military action in different parts of Waziristan in FATA, officials said on September 29, reports Daily Times. The first drone attack targeted the house of local Taliban ‘commander’ Ifran Mehsud in Sararogha, a village northwest of Wana in South Waziristan. “A missile from a US drone fired on the compound of Irfan Mehsud killed five militants and injured six,” said a security official in the area. He did not know if Irfan was among the dead. The security official said the spy plane unloaded two missiles on the compound, adding that reports suggested three of the dead could be Uzbeks. “The death toll may rise,” he told AFP. “The compound is completely destroyed and militants have surrounded the area,” he added.
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September - 30 
Two US drones fired one missile each at two vehicles Norat village – 20 kilometers east of Miranshah – on Miranshah-Bannu Road at North Waziristan in FATA, killing five Taliban militants and injuring six others on September 30, said official sources, according to Daily Times. Both vehicles and a hou
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Two US drones fired one missile each at two vehicles Norat village – 20 kilometers east of Miranshah – on Miranshah-Bannu Road at North Waziristan in FATA, killing five Taliban militants and injuring six others on September 30, said official sources, according to Daily Times. Both vehicles and a house nearby were completely destroyed in the strike. “It is not clear if there was any high-value target,” reports AFP quoting a security official.
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October - 2 
Troops killed 27 alleged militants at Khyber Agency in FATA on October 2, officials said, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the Frontier Corps (FC), attack helicopters shelled militant training centres in the Tirah valley of Bara District, killing 27 militants including two key commanders
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Troops killed 27 alleged militants at Khyber Agency in FATA on October 2, officials said, reports Daily Times. According to sources in the Frontier Corps (FC), attack helicopters shelled militant training centres in the Tirah valley of Bara District, killing 27 militants including two key commanders, Ghulam Nabi and Farooq Swati. Two hideouts, three caves and 19 vehicles belonging to the militants were also destroyed during the operation.
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October - 5 
Five militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts on the Gurguri hilltop in Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on October 5. The helicopters shelled the hideouts for over two hours after militants attacked the Fort Saloop, eight kilometres west of Bara bazaar. Three soldier
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Five militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts on the Gurguri hilltop in Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on October 5. The helicopters shelled the hideouts for over two hours after militants attacked the Fort Saloop, eight kilometres west of Bara bazaar. Three soldiers were injured when rockets hit the fort, officials said. However, local people said five troopers had been injured.
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October - 7 
Afghan Taliban militants killed six militant leaders of the Hakeemullah Mehsud group for refusing to release two men they had kidnapped, Dawn reported. Daily Times reported that the incident occurred in the Hangu city in the NWFP. According to sources, the two men, Shahid and Shah Nawaz, had been ki
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Afghan Taliban militants killed six militant leaders of the Hakeemullah Mehsud group for refusing to release two men they had kidnapped, Dawn reported. Daily Times reported that the incident occurred in the Hangu city in the NWFP. According to sources, the two men, Shahid and Shah Nawaz, had been kidnapped three days ago. An Afghan Taliban shura (executive council) meeting held in the Orakzai Agency of FATA asked the militants to release the men and ‘sentenced them to death’ when they refused to do so. The shura was also reportedly attended by members from Waziristan. The sources said bodies of Hafiz Kamal, Hafiz Mujahid, Ghulam Mohammad, Basit and Manzoor were lying at a place on the Orakzai-Parachinar border with bombs tied to them.
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October - 10 
At least four Taliban and three soldiers were killed in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, according to Daily Times. Four Taliban militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Laghari area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency.
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At least four Taliban and three soldiers were killed in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 10, according to Daily Times. Four Taliban militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Laghari area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in the Bajaur Agency. Security Forces (SFs) neutralised four Taliban hideouts, sources said, adding that a Security official was also killed and two others injured during the attack.
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October - 12 
Elsewhere in the FATA, jets bombed Taliban positions in South Waziristan, killing six Taliban militants. SFs said that three Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the Bajaur raids. The AP news agency reported that fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban hideouts. Meanwhile, 26 militants surrendered to th
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Elsewhere in the FATA, jets bombed Taliban positions in South Waziristan, killing six Taliban militants. SFs said that three Taliban hideouts were destroyed in the Bajaur raids. The AP news agency reported that fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban hideouts. Meanwhile, 26 militants surrendered to the authorities in the Laghari area of Mamoond.
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October - 14 
19 persons, including some militants and eight persons of a family, were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted different areas of South Waziristan Agency on October 14, The News reported. Four hideouts of the militants were also destroyed in the air strikes, tribal
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19 persons, including some militants and eight persons of a family, were killed and eight others sustained injuries when fighter planes targeted different areas of South Waziristan Agency on October 14, The News reported. Four hideouts of the militants were also destroyed in the air strikes, tribal sources said. Fighter planes are reported to have bombed the Maidan, Tangi, Bodinzai, Kacha Langarkhel, Sam, Ragh, and Salay Rogha areas in Ladha sub-division. At least 11 persons, including militants, were killed and seven others injured in the bombing. The sources added that a training centre of the militants, the house of a Taliban ‘commander’ and a hideout were destroyed in the Sam, Ragh and Salay Rogha areas, respectively, in air attacks. They said several houses were also damaged in the intense bombing by the Pakistan Air Force jets in Salay Rogha. Tribal sources said two fighter jets fired at a house of an 80-year-old tribal elder Malik Nekam Khan in the Spinkai area of Sarwakai Tehsil (revenue unit) at 3:00 pm, killing eight members of his family on the spot and injuring seven others. Some of the dead were identified as Faqir Khan Mahsud, Shama Gul Mahsud, three women and as many children. The head of the family, Malik Nekam Khan, also sustained critical injuries.
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October - 15 
Four Afghan Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on October 15. The slain men reportedly belonged to the Ghaznavi group of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network of the Taliban in Afghanistan “Three missiles were fired by the drone in Dandi Darphakhel area and killed four A
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Four Afghan Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on October 15. The slain men reportedly belonged to the Ghaznavi group of the Jalaluddin Haqqani network of the Taliban in Afghanistan “Three missiles were fired by the drone in Dandi Darphakhel area and killed four Afghan Taliban from the Haqqani network,” officials told Daily Times. The strike occurred in the backdrop of the army’s preparations for an operation against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in neighbouring South Waziristan Agency.
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October - 15 
Four militants were killed as the Security Forces targeted militant hideouts in the Utmankhel area of Orakzai Agency on October 15, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said the jetfighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militants in Utmankhel area, killing four militants and t
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Four militants were killed as the Security Forces targeted militant hideouts in the Utmankhel area of Orakzai Agency on October 15, The News reported. Tribal and official sources said the jetfighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of the militants in Utmankhel area, killing four militants and targeting three compounds.
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October - 16 
A security official told AFP that suspected Taliban militants had launched a rocket attack at a military camp in the Shakai area of South Waziristan, killing three soldiers and wounding four.
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A security official told AFP that suspected Taliban militants had launched a rocket attack at a military camp in the Shakai area of South Waziristan, killing three soldiers and wounding four.
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October - 16 
In Bajaur, three more terrorists were killed and two injured during a clash between Security Forces and the Taliban in the Salarzai area, local sources said. Residents of South Waziristan have also started migrating to safer regions, including closer to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Eyewitnesses
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In Bajaur, three more terrorists were killed and two injured during a clash between Security Forces and the Taliban in the Salarzai area, local sources said. Residents of South Waziristan have also started migrating to safer regions, including closer to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Eyewitnesses told that the Taliban had abandoned their bases in populated areas and were taking shelter on hilltops and in caves they had set up three months ago.
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October - 17 
12 Taliban militants were killed and two injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 17, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials told that three militants were killed
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12 Taliban militants were killed and two injured in clashes between the Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban in the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 17, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials told that three militants were killed in the Salarzai tehsil (revenue division) of Bajaur Agency, adding two others were injured. The SFs also arrested four Taliban militants at Khar, headquarters of Bajaur, while 16 Taliban militants surrendered to the SFs in the Mamoond tehsil. Official sources said that the SFs continued the military operation in the Warr Mamoond and Salarzai tehsils to restore the Government’s writ in these areas, adding, Taliban hideouts were being shelled with helicopters.
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October - 17 
A spokesman for the Frontier Corps Media Cell told the APP that SFs killed nine Taliban militants, including seven foreigners, in an overnight operation in Agra Post of Mohmand Agency. He said one soldier was martyred in the fighting.
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A spokesman for the Frontier Corps Media Cell told the APP that SFs killed nine Taliban militants, including seven foreigners, in an overnight operation in Agra Post of Mohmand Agency. He said one soldier was martyred in the fighting.
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October - 18 
The Army claimed killing 60 militants and losing five soldiers with 11 others sustaining injuries in the past 24 hours as Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) launched in South Waziristan Agency entered the second day on October 18, The News reported.
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The Army claimed killing 60 militants and losing five soldiers with 11 others sustaining injuries in the past 24 hours as Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation) launched in South Waziristan Agency entered the second day on October 18, The News reported.
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October - 19 
Dawn reported that 12 members of a displaced family were killed when a bomb hit them in South Waziristan on October 19. The dead included women and children. According to sources, the family was fleeing the army operation against militants in Hendi Zawar area. Unconfirmed reports suggested that they
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Dawn reported that 12 members of a displaced family were killed when a bomb hit them in South Waziristan on October 19. The dead included women and children. According to sources, the family was fleeing the army operation against militants in Hendi Zawar area. Unconfirmed reports suggested that they were hit by a shell fired from a jet plane. Some displaced people who had managed to reach Razmak area of North Waziristan said the family belonged to the Shabikhel tribe.
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October - 20 
The army killed 20 militants on the fourth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan, the military said on October 20, as troops intensified the battle for the control of Kotkai, Daily Times reported. The TTP claimed they killed seven soldiers in a
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The army killed 20 militants on the fourth day of Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan, the military said on October 20, as troops intensified the battle for the control of Kotkai, Daily Times reported. The TTP claimed they killed seven soldiers in an attack, but the army said only four soldiers had been killed in the assault on positions around Kotkai – the hometown of TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud and trainer of suicide bombers Qari Hussain. The Taliban casualties have taken the death toll to 91 since the launch of the operation on October 16. “We are consolidating our positions around Kotkai, and control of this town will pave the way for deeper advances towards Makeen and other strongholds of the Taliban,” said military officials. They said troops battling their way into Kotkai were facing resistance from the Taliban. “Fierce fighting going with the Taliban is in progress... we have to take full control of the town before we move deeper into Taliban territory,” said the officials.
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October - 21 
12 persons, including Arab, Pakistani and Afghan militants, were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast in Surkot village, five kilometres east of Miranshah, regional headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, on October 21-evening, The News reported.
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12 persons, including Arab, Pakistani and Afghan militants, were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast in Surkot village, five kilometres east of Miranshah, regional headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, on October 21-evening, The News reported.
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October - 21 
Three militants were killed and as many injured during a search operation in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency on October 21, The News reported. Tribal sources said that the Security Forces (SFs) continued search operation against militants in Charmang valley. They said that three militants were ki
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Three militants were killed and as many injured during a search operation in the Charmang area of Bajaur Agency on October 21, The News reported. Tribal sources said that the Security Forces (SFs) continued search operation against militants in Charmang valley. They said that three militants were killed and as many injured when they challenged the troops in the valley.
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October - 22 
Five militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Bajaur Agency on October 22, Dawn reported. Sources said that troops returned fire after a military convoy on patrol in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division was attacked
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Five militants were killed and four others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of Bajaur Agency on October 22, Dawn reported. Sources said that troops returned fire after a military convoy on patrol in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub-division was attacked. Three militants were killed and two others injured. One trooper also sustained injuries. Further, two militants were killed and two others injured in a clash in the Lowi Sam area of Khar sub-division. The clash is reported to have erupted when militants attacked a check-post.
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October - 23 October - 22
18 persons, including some women and children, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a bus hit a landmine in the Mohmand Agency on October 23, Dawn reported. According to Mohmand Rifles, the bus carrying wedding guests from Rawalpindi hit the mine at Suran Darra Chowk, some 25 kilometre
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18 persons, including some women and children, were killed and six others sustained injuries when a bus hit a landmine in the Mohmand Agency on October 23, Dawn reported. According to Mohmand Rifles, the bus carrying wedding guests from Rawalpindi hit the mine at Suran Darra Chowk, some 25 kilometres from the Mamad Gat Frontier Corps camp. "The device was placed by militants who wanted to hit tanks and armoured personnel carriers," official sources said. Officials of the political administration confirmed that 18 people had been killed and six others were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for planting the mine, but local people and officials believe it was the work of militants in reaction to a search operation carried out in the area by security agencies a few days ago. Several militants were arrested and houses of a number of suspects were demolished during the search operation.
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October - 24 
21 Taliban militants and three soldiers killed were killed as Security Forces (SFs) took control of Kotkai in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), an important Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold and the native town of its chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, after intense fighting on October 24
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21 Taliban militants and three soldiers killed were killed as Security Forces (SFs) took control of Kotkai in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), an important Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stronghold and the native town of its chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, after intense fighting on October 24, according to Daily Times. Addressing a joint press conference with Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Athar Abbas said 21 terrorists had been killed and three soldiers martyred while eight people had been injured. "Reliable sources have reported that due to the pressure of the ongoing operation, there have been large-scale desertions amongst the rank of terrorists groups. It has been also reported that the terrorists are shaving and trimming their beards to escape from the area," Abbas said. He said the military had not reached an accord with any militant outfit in FATA, adding however, that the Government had signed a few agreements with people from the Tribal Areas, including the Ahmedzai and Wazir tribes through the FATA Secretariat to secure their support against the terrorists. Asked about collaboration with the US in executing the operation, the Army spokesman said, "We have asked them (the US) to let us finish the job on our own and get the support of local population (against terrorists)."
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October - 24 
A suspected US drone killed 22 militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 24, according to Daily Times. The drone targeted a Taliban shura (leadership council) meeting in Damadola area, which is 12 kilometres north of Khar. Sources in the political administra
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A suspected US drone killed 22 militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on October 24, according to Daily Times. The drone targeted a Taliban shura (leadership council) meeting in Damadola area, which is 12 kilometres north of Khar. Sources in the political administration said Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) deputy chief Maulvi Faqir left the site minutes before the strike, adding that his relatives were among the dead. "The shura meeting could have been deciding a strategy to confront the Government forces after a military offensive was launched against militants in South Waziristan," sources said.
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October - 25 
At least six militants were killed when jet fighters targeted their hideouts in the Ghiljo area in Upper Orakzai Agency on October 25, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that two hideouts and a camp of the Taliban were also destroyed in the air strikes. They said that jetfighters attacked hideouts of
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At least six militants were killed when jet fighters targeted their hideouts in the Ghiljo area in Upper Orakzai Agency on October 25, Dawn reported. Eyewitnesses said that two hideouts and a camp of the Taliban were also destroyed in the air strikes. They said that jetfighters attacked hideouts of Taliban three times and killed at least six militants in Ghiljo Bazaar, considered a stronghold of Taliban affiliated with the Hakeemullah Mehsud group. The Tariq Afridi group of Taliban controls a small part of lower Orakzai Agency.
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October - 25 
Six militants and three soldiers were killed in a clash in the Mattak village of Nawagai sub-division in Bajaur Agency on October 25, The News reported. Tribal sources said a group of militants attacked a check-post of the Security Forces (SFs) in Mattak village, killing three soldiers on the spot.
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Six militants and three soldiers were killed in a clash in the Mattak village of Nawagai sub-division in Bajaur Agency on October 25, The News reported. Tribal sources said a group of militants attacked a check-post of the Security Forces (SFs) in Mattak village, killing three soldiers on the spot. Following the incident, the SFs targeted the positions of the militants with artillery guns from Khar, the regional headquarters of Bajaur Agency. Consequently, six militants were killed and three others injured while several militant hideouts were also destroyed. Clashes between the militants and SFs were also reported from the Mulla Said area of Salarzai sub-division. There was, however, no report on the loss of life from either side.
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October - 25 October - 26
Nine militants were killed during clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on October 26, according to Dawn. Sources said about 15 militants attacked a security post in the Mattak area near the Afghan border on October 25 and killed a Junior Commissioned Officer
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Nine militants were killed during clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in different areas of the Bajaur Agency on October 26, according to Dawn. Sources said about 15 militants attacked a security post in the Mattak area near the Afghan border on October 25 and killed a Junior Commissioned Officer and three other SF personnel. Two other SF personnel sustained injuries in the attack. Troops subsequently fired back, killing six militants and injuring four others. According to official sources, the militants fired seven missiles on security posts in Tawheedabad and Sadiqabad and a base in Bilalabada. However, the missiles caused no damage or casualty. Three militants were killed and one was injured in an exchange of fire which continued for over about an hour. Militants also fired missiles on a flour mill in Bajaur, causing damage to the building and machinery. The managing director of the mill, Haji Mehboob, said the militants appeared to have targeted the upper portion of the building where security forces had set up a picket.
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October - 26 
According to Dawn, 11 militants and two soldiers were killed during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Baizai tehsil (revenue division) of Mohmand Agency on October 26-night. The militants attacked a check post in the Baidmani area of Baizai, triggering an attack by
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According to Dawn, 11 militants and two soldiers were killed during an encounter between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Baizai tehsil (revenue division) of Mohmand Agency on October 26-night. The militants attacked a check post in the Baidmani area of Baizai, triggering an attack by the SFs in which 11 militants and two soldiers were killed and two others injured. Independent sources, however, said that seven militants were killed in the clashes.
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October - 26 
The Security Forces claimed to have killed four militants and injured six others in aerial bombardment carried out at Mamozai area in Orakzai Agency on October 26, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said the jet fighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of militants in Mamozai area, k
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The Security Forces claimed to have killed four militants and injured six others in aerial bombardment carried out at Mamozai area in Orakzai Agency on October 26, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said the jet fighters targeted the hideouts and compounds of militants in Mamozai area, killing four militants and injuring six others.
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